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Announced candidates · 5

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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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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: ADDISON, Juliana (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
ADDISON, JulianaAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch20,05947.56%
McINTOSH, SamanthaLiberal12,54829.75%
BURNS, EllenAustralian Greens4,38610.40%
HARKNESS, IanFamily First Victoria1,6163.83%
HILLS, BrynAnimal Justice Party1,6023.80%
COLBERT, DianneLabour DLP1,5093.58%
ECKEL, Bren—4551.08%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
ADDISON, JulianaAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch21,42350.80%
McINTOSH, SamanthaLiberal14,78335.05%
BURNS, EllenAustralian Greens5,96914.15%

Enrolment 50,461 · formal 42,175 · informal 2,396 · total 44,571

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

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Ellen BurnsGreens own statement

Ellen Burns says "The Greens want normal people like us to pay less tax, and big corporations to pay SOME", adding "Sounds fair to me".

No sourced position on record: Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Melissa CollinsOther / minor party own statement

Melissa Collins says "Western Victoria deserves a voice fighting to end this. I'm running to be that voice", about duck shooting.

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Native forest logging

Juliana AddisonLabor · 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: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Housing & planning

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Melissa CollinsOther / minor party own statement

Backs “tackling homelessness through … affordable, animal-friendly housing.”

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Health

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Melissa CollinsOther / minor party own statement

Supports “introducing Veticare” and “universal healthcare and improved access to mental health services.”

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Energy

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Melissa CollinsOther / minor party own statement

Led “a formal objection to the proposed Mount Doran Energy Storage System,” citing fire-safety and environmental concerns.

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Animal welfare

Melissa CollinsOther / minor party own statement

Backs “phasing out of factory farming” and “tougher penalties for animal cruelty.”

No sourced position on record: Juliana Addison, Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Economic nationalism

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Workplace & industrial relations

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Voluntary assisted dying

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Religious freedom

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Freedom of speech

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Drugs & law and order

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Gambling & gaming reform

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

First Nations & treaty

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Education

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Transport & infrastructure

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

Environment & water

Juliana AddisonLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ellen Burns, Ruth Byrne, Melissa Collins, Chris Meagher, Stuart Robinson.

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

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