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Announced candidates · 4

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Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: RIORDAN, Richard (Liberal).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
RIORDAN, RichardLiberal19,54042.48%
HUSSEIN, HutchAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch13,48429.31%
McALLISTER, HilaryAustralian Greens7,66116.65%
BORSOS, Denes C.—2,0174.38%
HUNTER, HollieFamily First Victoria1,1662.53%
ATCHISON, ElishaAnimal Justice Party1,1012.39%
REMENYI, Joseph VincentDerryn Hinch's Justice Party1,0332.25%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
RIORDAN, RichardLiberal23,82351.79%
HUSSEIN, HutchAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch22,17948.21%

Enrolment 53,064 · formal 46,002 · informal 1,949 · total 47,951

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.

Economy & tax

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Jesse HoldenGreens own statement

Jesse Holden says he wants "a seat at the table" so "that we can finally tax the major corporations and banks profiting during a cost of living crisis".

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says the Liberals' "$40 billion in cuts" would mean "31,700 public sector workers gone" and "Cuts to schools, hospitals, and the frontline services your family relies on", adding "there aren't 31,700 'back office' jobs to cut".

No sourced position on record: Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Workplace & industrial relations

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says that for families "working from home isn’t a perk" and that as Member for Polwarth her "focus will be on ensuring you and your family have the right to work from home where it works for you".

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Abortion & reproductive policy

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says "Labor is strengthening access to safe abortion care", that under a Liberal–One Nation Coalition "women’s rights will be up for negotiation", and that a re-elected Carroll Labor Government "will protect the dignity and rights of Victorian women. I know which side I’m on!"

No sourced position on record: Richard Riordan, Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Voluntary assisted dying

Richard RiordanLiberal · 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). Richard Riordan voted NO (against).

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Drugs & law and order

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says family violence "remains a devastating problem in our community", that "we need stronger consequences for perpetrators", and that she is "proud that a re-elected Carroll Labor Government will introduce tougher penalties for serious sexual and family violence offences".

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Native forest logging

Richard RiordanLiberal · 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.

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Nuclear & uranium

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says that in a Liberal–One Nation Coalition Government "the Liberal Party will need to agree to One Nation’s costly nuclear power plan that will drive up everyone’s bills".

No sourced position on record: Richard Riordan, Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Housing & planning

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Jesse HoldenGreens own statement

Commits to "pushing for action on housing" as a priority issue facing Polwarth communities.

Hutch HusseinLabor news report

Said during her 2022 Polwarth campaign that she would focus on housing affordability and supply.

No sourced position on record: Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Health

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Hutch HusseinLabor news report

Named health among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Education

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Hutch HusseinLabor news report

Named education among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Transport & infrastructure

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Hutch HusseinLabor news report

Named roads among her stated campaign focus areas in her 2022 Polwarth campaign.

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Energy

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Jesse HoldenGreens own statement

Jesse Holden urges submissions "to stop the state and federal governments new gas lease expansion in the Otway Basin", and says he joined a paddle out "to stand against this proposal".

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein says the Liberal Party's decision "to cancel VNI West - a major transmission project designed to connect more renewable energy to Victoria’s grid" will "lead to a minimum of an annual $100 increase in your power bills", and that "if you rip up the contracts and scrap the infrastructure, you need a credible alternative to avoid Victoria having blackouts".

No sourced position on record: Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Environment & water

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Jesse HoldenGreens own statement

Campaigns on "protecting our coasts, waters and forests" and climate action, citing regional challenges of rising seas and extreme weather.

Hutch HusseinLabor own statement

Hutch Hussein welcomes the announcement that Labor will "rezone the land west of Duffields Road in Torquay so we can protect Spring Creek Valley, home to native endangered flora and bird life, for generations to come", calling it "a victory to share with your grandkids".

No sourced position on record: Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Economic nationalism

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Religious freedom

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Freedom of speech

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Gambling & gaming reform

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

First Nations & treaty

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Richard RiordanLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Jesse Holden, Hutch Hussein, Anna Malcolm, Lula Tolley.

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

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