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Oakleigh

Victorian Legislative Assembly · VIC · Victoria 2026 · polling day 28 November 2026

Sitting member

Announced candidates · 4

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

Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: DIMOPOULOS, Steve (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
DIMOPOULOS, SteveAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch19,77845.04%
GRIVOKOSTOPOULOS, JimLiberal12,84829.26%
HSIEH, Hsiang-HanAustralian Greens7,27816.57%
MURPHY, Dominique—1,0842.47%
FABB, LoraineAnimal Justice Party1,0142.31%
SOK, EdwardFamily First Victoria9042.06%
JACOBS, Anthony CharlesFreedom Party of Victoria7701.75%
KIOUPELIS, Parashos—2340.53%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
DIMOPOULOS, SteveAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch27,87663.48%
GRIVOKOSTOPOULOS, JimLiberal16,03436.52%

Enrolment 51,934 · formal 43,910 · informal 2,000 · total 45,910

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.

Voluntary assisted dying

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting news report

Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Steve Dimopoulos voted YES (in favour).

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting news report

Labor MP for Oakleigh (since 2014) and, alongside Harriet Shing, one of Victoria's first openly gay cabinet ministers when sworn into the Andrews ministry in June 2022. He is described as the first openly gay Greek-Australian minister in Victoria. He has held portfolios including Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Creative Industries and (until April 2026) Environment and Outdoor Recreation.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Rowdy BugterOther / minor party own statement

On his Victorian Socialists candidate page, Bugter says he wants to "fight against the billionaire-owned media that divides the working class by pushing racism, homophobia and transphobia as 'common sense' ideas" and to build solidarity between workers of all backgrounds and identities.

Hsiang-Han HsiehGreens own statement

In 2022, Hsiang-Han Hsieh wrote that he is "proud to be part of a party that ... continues to defend the LGBTQI+ community from those that seek to vilify."

No sourced position on record: Brooke Carter, Martin Jung.

Drugs & law and order

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Martin JungLiberal own statement

Martin Jung says "Clayton deserves accessible local policing" and "we are committed to reopen Clayton police station".

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh.

Native forest logging

Steve DimopoulosLabor · 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.

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Rowdy BugterOther / minor party own statement

Says construction safety standards 'are being crushed by bosses and developers in the name of deadlines and profits', causing injuries, deaths and suicides in his industry.

Hsiang-Han HsiehGreens own statement

In 2022, Hsiang-Han Hsieh said the major parties "continue to be in the pocket of large lobbies such as the gambling industry" and that "The Greens don't take donations from gambling/property/gas/coal industries".

No sourced position on record: Brooke Carter, Martin Jung.

Health

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Hsiang-Han HsiehGreens own statement

In 2022, Hsiang-Han Hsieh said cost "should not be a barrier" to contraception and that "The Greens want to make contraception free in Victoria".

Martin JungLiberal own statement

Martin Jung says "Young people deserve access to mental health support when they need it, not just when they reach crisis point", and that having worked in youth mental health advocacy "this is an issue close to my heart".

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter.

Economic nationalism

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Economy & tax

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Workplace & industrial relations

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Religious freedom

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Freedom of speech

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Gambling & gaming reform

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

First Nations & treaty

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Housing & planning

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Education

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Transport & infrastructure

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Energy

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

Environment & water

Steve DimopoulosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Rowdy Bugter, Brooke Carter, Hsiang-Han Hsieh, Martin Jung.

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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