Mornington — Victoria 2026: who holds it, who is announced, where they stand

Sitting member

Chris CrewtherLiberal · sitting member

Announced candidates · 5

Ashli BeardsOne Nation · candidate
Gene BrownlieOther / minor party · candidate
Melissa GoffinIndependent · candidate
Kerry MacdonaldLabor · candidate
Kai TitcherGreens · candidate

A sitting member is shown here whether or not they are recontesting: this page records who holds the seat and who has been announced, not the ballot. Candidates are listed alphabetically, not in ballot order.

Key dates · Victoria 2026 · from the Victorian Electoral Commission

Tue 3 Nov, 8 pmEnrolment closesYou need to be correctly enrolled by 8 pm on Tuesday 3 November to vote.2026 state election ↗
Wed 4 Nov, 9 am – Mon 9 Nov, 12 noonCandidate nominationsNominations open at 9 am on Wednesday 4 November and close at 12 noon on Monday 9 November.2026 state election ↗
Wed 4 Nov – Wed 25 Nov, 6 pmPostal vote applicationsAnyone can apply to vote by post. Applications open on Wednesday 4 November and close at 6 pm on Wednesday 25 November.Voting options ↗
Tue 17 Nov, 10 am to 4 pmLow-sensory votingA quieter voting session in each district, for neurodivergent voters and voters with sensory needs.Voting options ↗
Wed 18 Nov – Fri 27 NovEarly voting9 am to 6 pm every day except Sunday 22 November. You don't need a reason to vote early.Voting options ↗
Sat 28 NovElection dayVote at any voting centre in Victoria.Voting options ↗

The candidates on this site are those announced so far. The commission confirms the ballot after nominations close.

How to vote here · from the Victorian Electoral Commission

When you go to vote, you'll be given ballot papers for the district and region you're enrolled in. 2026 state election ↗
On the smaller lower house ballot paper, number every box in the order of your choice. How to fill out state ballot papers ↗

Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: CREWTHER, Chris (Liberal).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
CREWTHER, Chris	Liberal	17,910	42.58%
LARDNER, Kate	—	9,432	22.42%
FOWLER, Georgia	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	9,246	21.98%
SINCLAIR, Harry	Australian Greens	2,677	6.36%
PETTITT, Paul	Freedom Party of Victoria	1,041	2.47%
SCHWEEN, Leonie	Animal Justice Party	740	1.76%
AGIRTAN, Jane	—	641	1.52%
HAYWARD, Ross	Family First Victoria	375	0.89%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
CREWTHER, Chris	Liberal	21,326	50.70%
LARDNER, Kate	—	20,736	49.30%

Enrolment 48,048 · formal 42,062 · informal 1,823 · total 43,885

As the Victorian Electoral Commission published it (VEC results ↗). Parties are those the candidates stood for then; a member may have changed party since. The 2021 redivision of Victoria's State electoral boundaries came into effect on 1 November 2022 and will remain in place until the writ for the 2030 State election is issued, unless triggered sooner. Electoral Boundaries Commission ↗

Where they stand, issue by issue

Each entry is that person's own stated view, with its sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record, own statement, news report or encyclopedia — which describes the evidence, not how much we believe it. Nothing is totalled or ranked; recorded votes are counted only to point to the member's record, where each is listed. See methodology.

Native forest logging

Chris CrewtherLiberal · sitting official record

Voted no on 30 May 2024 on an amendment moved during the Legislative Assembly's consideration of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Bill 2024, which repealed the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 following the cessation of native forest logging on 1 January 2024. The question was 'That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question' (Legislative Assembly, 30 May 2024; Ayes 53, Noes 24; agreed to): a no vote favoured omitting them. It was a vote on the amendment, not on the bill.

Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 2024-05-30