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

Sitting member

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting memberParliamentary Secretary to the Premier

Announced candidates · 4

Lynda AwadLiberal · candidate
Campbell GomeGreens · candidate
Kath LarkinOther / minor party · candidate
Jim PenmanOther / minor party · 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 ↗
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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: THEOPHANOUS, Kat (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
THEOPHANOUS, Kat	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	17,303	40.58%
GOME, Campbell	Australian Greens	12,797	30.01%
TODHUNTER, Stewart	Liberal	5,205	12.21%
LARKIN, Kath	Victorian Socialists	2,776	6.51%
CLARKE, April	Fiona Patten's Reason Party	1,539	3.61%
OSECKAS, Tim	Animal Justice Party	757	1.78%
NTOUNI, Anastacia	Freedom Party of Victoria	729	1.71%
CAVE, Anthony	Liberal Democrats	530	1.24%
WHITEHEAD, Adrian	—	518	1.21%
ASHTON, Kathrine	Family First Victoria	408	0.96%
VERMA, Ashish	—	80	0.19%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
THEOPHANOUS, Kat	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	21,413	50.22%
GOME, Campbell	Australian Greens	21,229	49.78%

Enrolment 50,369 · formal 42,642 · informal 2,445 · total 45,087

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.

Workplace & industrial relations

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome says Ben Carroll "announced a new law that would disband any unions not registered through the Federal system", and that "The Greens will always oppose union-busting."

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 1 September 2026

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome says "As a teacher I know how vital it is to create an inclusive and supportive environment for young LGBTQIA+ students."

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 28 August 2026

Kath LarkinOther / minor party own statement

States on her Victorian Socialists candidate page that she has been involved in campaigning for marriage equality, LGBTIQ+ rights, and women's rights.

Kath Larkin - Victorian Socialists candidate for Northcote

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Jim Penman.

Drugs & law and order

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome urges people to "Say no to bad bail laws" and to support the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service's campaign "to not proceed with more disastrous changes to the Bail Act".

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Gambling & gaming reform

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome calls Labor and Liberal sports betting reforms "extremely weak and cowardly" and says the Greens will "fight to properly regulate sport betting, make gambling companies pay their share".

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 29 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Native forest logging

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting official record

Voted aye 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): an aye vote kept the words the amendment proposed to omit. It was a vote on the amendment, not on the bill.

Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 2024-05-30

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Criticised the state government for "logging our precious forests" (2022 candidacy announcement).

Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

First Nations & treaty

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Has spoken in support of First Nations justice, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 (2022 candidacy announcement).

Public school teacher and climate advocate announced as Greens candidate for Northcote (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome asks "How can you expect to regulate an industry that is donating millions to your campaigns and putting free tickets in your pocket?" and says the Greens will "keep dirty corporate money out of politics".

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 29 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Housing & planning

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Advocates secure affordable housing, protecting renters, and giving first home buyers a better chance of owning a home.

Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote (archived copy)

Kath LarkinOther / minor party own statement

Calls to "build public housing, freeze rents and reverse the privatisation".

Kath Larkin - Candidate for Northcote

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Jim Penman.

Health

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome says allied health staff "are facing massive pay disparities", that a VHIA and HACSU proposal "to address this undervaluation and deliver fair pay" has "no decision and no timeline from Labor", and that "Our mental health workers ... deserve a system that values their labour."

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 10 September 2026

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Education

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campaigns to "reverse Labor's $2.4 billion school cuts".

Campbell Gome, Candidate for Northcote (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Transport & infrastructure

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Campbell Gome says "The Greens will fix the St Georges Rd bike path" and will "design safer street crossings and make the Merri Parade bottleneck safer and smoother for cyclists and pedestrians."

Campbell Gome on Instagram, 21 October 2026

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Energy

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Says Northcote "deserves a representative who will fight to end new coal and gas projects", and has criticised the state government for "approving new areas for gas drilling" and keeping brown coal power stations open longer than needed.

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Environment & water

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Campbell GomeGreens own statement

Describes climate change as "the defining challenge of our time" and says there has not been "nearly enough Government action" on its worsening impacts.

Kath LarkinOther / minor party own statement

Campaigns to protect and extend local green spaces, and criticises politics as usual for failing to stem "climate destruction".

Kath Larkin - Candidate for Northcote

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Jim Penman.

Economic nationalism

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Economy & tax

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Voluntary assisted dying

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Religious freedom

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Freedom of speech

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Kat TheophanousLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Lynda Awad, Campbell Gome, Kath Larkin, Jim Penman.

No one here has a sourced position on record on: welfare & social services, abortion & reproductive policy, sex work decriminalisation, nuclear & uranium, animal welfare.

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