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Announced candidates · 6

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Key dates · Victoria 2026 · from the Victorian Electoral Commission

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Last election · Werribee District by-election, 8 Feb 2025

Elected: LISTER, John (Australian Labor Party).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
MURPHY, SteveLiberal12,20728.98%
LISTER, JohnAustralian Labor Party12,16828.89%
HOPPER, Paul—6,13414.56%
RIFAI, A. RaheemAustralian Greens3,1907.57%
MUNRO, SueVictorian Socialists3,0087.14%
MENTA, XavierLegalise Cannabis Victoria2,3165.50%
EMERSON, MatthewFamily First Victoria1,8274.34%
MANSOURI JAJAEE, ShohreAnimal Justice Party4010.95%
JOSHI, Munish—3520.84%
McLINDON, Aidan—2700.64%
MOINUDDIN, Aijaz—1640.39%
MULCAHY, Kodei—800.19%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
LISTER, JohnAustralian Labor Party21,40550.82%
MURPHY, SteveLiberal20,71249.18%

Enrolment 56,464 · formal 42,117 · informal 3,003 · total 45,120

Before that, at the 2022 State election: PALLAS, Tim (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch) was elected. VEC results ↗

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.

Abortion & reproductive policy

Matthew EmersonOther / minor party own statement

Opposes “abortion-on-demand.”

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Munro lists supporting reproductive freedom for women among her community campaigns and says Werribee's hospital should provide reproductive freedom to women.

No sourced position on record: John Lister, Reece Clark, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Paul Pateras.

Voluntary assisted dying

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Matthew EmersonOther / minor party own statement

Opposes euthanasia.

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Matthew EmersonOther / minor party own statement

Wants to combat “gender ideologies and protect children from radical indoctrination in schools.”

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Munro lists supporting the LGBTQ community among her community campaign involvements.

No sourced position on record: John Lister, Reece Clark, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Paul Pateras.

Religious freedom

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Matthew EmersonOther / minor party own statement

Wants faith practised “without fear of discrimination or persecution.”

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Drugs & law and order

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

12 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Reece ClarkLiberal news report

Argues Victoria's policing system is failing, saying Victoria Police has 1,600 vacancies statewide and 43 police stations have closed, and describing expanded shopping-centre patrols at Pacific Werribee as 'an admission of failure'.

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Munro says Werribee needs sensible responses to crime and addiction, arguing that people in poverty with no hope are not healed by prison and often come out more harmed.

No sourced position on record: Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Paul Pateras.

Housing & planning

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Tushar KumarGreens own statement

Lists affordable housing among his core campaign priorities for Werribee.

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Supports expanded public housing and rent freezes, and says new housing estates should be built with public transport and healthcare access.

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Paul Pateras.

Health

Reece ClarkLiberal own statement

Reece Clark says “There are currently no public radiation therapy centres in our area” and “I will fight tooth and nail to make sure the west is not forgotten, especially when it comes to health access.”

Tushar KumarGreens own statement

Tushar Kumar says he is "Proud to stand with our western suburbs community for fairer access to cancer care", at the "Better Cancer Care campaign".

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Campaigns for improved access to health and mental health services and adequately funded hospitals.

No sourced position on record: John Lister, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Paul Pateras.

Education

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Matthew EmersonOther / minor party own statement

Wants “parents … given the authority to make the majority of decisions regarding their children's education.”

Tushar KumarGreens own statement

Supports investment in local schools as a campaign priority.

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Calls for adequately funded schools.

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Paul Hopper, Paul Pateras.

Transport & infrastructure

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Reece ClarkLiberal own statement

Reece Clark says “If elected, I will do everything I can to ensure our bus network is the most viable option for residents. And make sure it’s not just the east that get the better timetable!”

Paul HopperOther / minor party own statement

Argues the government spends on the Suburban Rail Loop while neglecting Melbourne's west, saying 'The Government can find millions for public servant wages, but they don't want to spend a cent out West.' On the government paying a Queensland-based Suburban Rail Loop chief executive to fly to Victoria while saying it lacks the money to fund Metro 2, he said: 'This just shows where the government's priorities are,' and 'The State Government continues to take the West for granted, which is why we have missed out for decades on basic services like a proper rail system.'

Tushar KumarGreens own statement

Campaigns for strong public transport and climate-resilient infrastructure in Melbourne's western suburbs.

Sue MunroOther / minor party own statement

Calls for permanently free public transport and improved bus reliability.

No sourced position on record: Matthew Emerson, Paul Pateras.

Environment & water

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Tushar KumarGreens own statement

Advocates climate action and climate-resilient infrastructure, describing his goal as a liveable future for current and future generations.

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Economic nationalism

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Economy & tax

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

5 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Workplace & industrial relations

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

6 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Freedom of speech

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Gambling & gaming reform

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

First Nations & treaty

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Integrity & anti-corruption

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

Energy

John ListerLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Reece Clark, Matthew Emerson, Paul Hopper, Tushar Kumar, Sue Munro, Paul Pateras.

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

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