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Announced candidates · 4

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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 ↗
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Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: ROWSWELL, Brad (Liberal).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
ROWSWELL, BradLiberal18,78346.36%
PRESCOTT, BettinaAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch10,42625.74%
REGAN, AlysiaAustralian Greens5,94914.68%
MARTIN, Clarke—2,8006.91%
EPPINGSTALL, BarbaraAnimal Justice Party9762.41%
ZMEGAC, KarlaLabour DLP7491.85%
CHALMERS, JillFamily First Victoria7141.76%
CAMPBELL, Rodney—1150.28%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
ROWSWELL, BradLiberal20,73751.19%
PRESCOTT, BettinaAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch11,82529.19%
REGAN, AlysiaAustralian Greens7,95019.62%

Enrolment 46,308 · formal 40,512 · informal 1,699 · total 42,211

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.

Faith & religion

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting encyclopedia

Wikipedia reports that he "once studied to be a Catholic priest."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Economy & tax

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Timon FotakisGreens own statement

Timon Fotakis says the Greens are fighting to "reform unfair taxes like stamp duty".

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond writes that a re-elected Carroll Labor government "will reverse the 2023 changes to the land tax threshold, implementing it progressively, so families start saving on day one."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Lauren Stevenson.

Abortion & reproductive policy

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond says "I believe in choice, whether it is reproductive healthcare or who you love."

No sourced position on record: Brad Rowswell, Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond says "I believe in choice, whether it is reproductive healthcare or who you love."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Drugs & law and order

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond thanks advocate Harry, whose work informed the banning of "good character references as mitigating factors in sentencing for violent and sexual crimes", and says the Carroll Labor government "is increasing accountability in sentencing and increasing community safety."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Native forest logging

Brad RowswellLiberal · 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: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

First Nations & treaty

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

After an event to "celebrate #treaty", Anastasia Sagris-Desmond writes: "We must have conversations with people who are unsure or confused about treaty or may have believed the mis and disinformation around."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Timon FotakisGreens own statement

Timon Fotakis's Greens profile says he "would fight for strengthening the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission to crack down on corruption in the public sector".

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Housing & planning

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Timon FotakisGreens own statement

At a protest against the demolition of public housing towers, Timon Fotakis says Labor is "pulling out the rug from underneath vulnerable people during a housing crisis, all for the benefit of real estate developers."

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond says she is "looking forward to the opportunity for more housing, so our children can afford to live in the area they grew up in."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Lauren Stevenson.

Health

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond says a re-elected Carroll Labor government "will deliver 10 Free Dental Clinics. No booking required, 7 days a week, because dental care is vital for everyone."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Education

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Timon FotakisGreens own statement

Timon Fotakis criticises the Labor government for taking "money from public schools, while continuing to shove gargantuan amounts of money towards ultra-rich private schools".

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond says "an education can empower students to learn skills and knowledge to enhance their life and their chances of employment and in many cases can lift people out of poverty".

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Lauren Stevenson.

Transport & infrastructure

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Anastasia Sagris-DesmondLabor own statement

Anastasia Sagris-Desmond writes: "With trains now running every 10 minutes along the Sandringham line, it is great to see practical public transport improvements."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Lauren Stevenson.

Energy

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Timon FotakisGreens own statement

Timon Fotakis says "now more than ever is the time for Victoria to ensure its energy independence by building renewables."

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Economic nationalism

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Workplace & industrial relations

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Voluntary assisted dying

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Religious freedom

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Freedom of speech

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Gambling & gaming reform

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

Environment & water

Brad RowswellLiberal · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Anthony Blight, Timon Fotakis, Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, Lauren Stevenson.

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

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