This is a list of candidates for the 2018 Victorian state election . The election was held on 24 November 2018. Nominations of candidates opened on 31 October 2018. Nominations for party candidates closed on 8 November, and for independent candidates on 9 November.
A total of 887 candidates nominated for the election, down from 896 at the 2014 election. There are 507 candidates for the Legislative Assembly, the second-highest number on record, down from 545 in 2014. The 380 candidates for the Legislative Council is the highest number of upper house candidates in a Victorian election, up from 351 in 2014.[ 1]
Retiring Members
Labor
Liberal
Independent
Candidates for Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Candidates for Legislative Council
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Eastern Metropolitan
The Labor Party were defending one seat. The Liberal Party were defending three seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
Eastern Victoria
The Labor Party were defending two seats. The Liberal /National Coalition were defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party were defending one seat.
Labor candidates
Coalition candidates
Greens candidates
SFFP candidates
Reason candidates
Justice candidates
Jane Garrett *Harriet Shing Patrick Kelly
Jane Clarke
Onno van den Eynde
Edward O'Donohue Lib )Melina Bath Nat )Meg Edwards (Lib )
Karen Chipperfield (Lib )
Darren Howe (Nat )
Tom Cummings
Lachlan Mackenzie
Neale Adams
David Gentle
Donald Stokes
Jeff Bourman Kerrie-Anne Muir
Carmel Close
Gregory Bell
Rhonda Crooks
Philip Seabrook
Country candidates
Health Australia candidates
Sustainable candidates
Transport Matters candidates
Socialists candidates
Hudson candidates
Rob Danieli
Tony Geitenbeek
Geoff Pain
Katherine Holmes
Reade Smith
Donna Hannaford
Trevor Salmon
Joshua Roperto
Lainie Cruse
Russell Forden
Megan Whittaker
Kristy Hudson
AJP candidates
VEP candidates
LDP candidates
DLP candidates
ALA candidates
Battler candidates
Leah Folloni
Jennifer McAdam
Michelle Hain
Martin Barnes
Ben Buckley
Rob McCathie
Padraig O'Hea
Larry Norman
Mark Brown
Daniel Jones
Vern Hughes
Paula Mattson
Ungrouped candidates
Michael Fozard (Ind )
Northern Metropolitan
The Labor Party were defending two seats. The Liberal Party were defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat. The Sex Party , rebranded as the Reason Party , were defending one seat.
Northern Victoria
The Labor Party were defending two seats. The Liberal /National Coalition were defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party were defending one seat.
South Eastern Metropolitan
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
Southern Metropolitan
The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens was defending one seat.
Western Metropolitan
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens was defending one seat. The Democratic Labour Party was defending one seat, although MLC Rachel Carling-Jenkins , initially defecting to the Australian Conservatives and then sitting as an independent , unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Werribee.
Western Victoria
The Labor Party were defending two seats. The Liberal /National Coalition were defending two seats. Vote 1 Local Jobs were defending one seat, although founder James Purcell unsuccessfully contested the lower house South-West Coast district .
References
^ Green, Antony (9 November 2018). "Candidates by Party for 2018 Victorian Election" . ABC News . Retrieved 10 November 2018 . ^ "Statement from the Premier" . Retrieved 19 August 2017 .^ Wrigley, Brendan (15 September 2017). "Howard retires and fires starting gun in race for Ballarat" . The Courier . Retrieved 15 September 2017 . ^ Wrigley, Brendan (31 July 2017). "Wendouree MP Sharon Knight to step down at next election" . The Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2017 . ^ Carey, Adam (26 August 2017). "Disgraced former speaker Telmo Languiller to leave politics as battle looms to replace him" . The Age. Retrieved 26 August 2017 . ^ "Another Vic MP announces retirement" . news.com.au . 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017 .^ "Employment Minister Wade Noonan steps down from Cabinet" . ABC News . 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017 .^ "Two more Vic MPs to bow out of politics" . SBS News . Retrieved 15 September 2017 .^ a b "Labor MP Khalil Eideh's electorate office staff placed on indefinite leave" . Herald Sun . 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017 .^ Green, Antony . "Eastern Victoria" . ABC News .^ Willingham, Richard (11 August 2016). "Veteran Liberal MP Louise Asher to retire, sparking battle for Brighton seat" . The Age . ^ "Victorian Liberal MP Martin Dixon to bow out of politics at next election" . ABC News . 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016 .^ "Retirement of Christine Fyffe" . Liberal Party .^ Sandringham state Liberal MP Murray Thompson joins Brighton’s Louise Asher in not standing in 2018 , Bayside Leader , 24 November 2016^ "Liberal VIC MP to leave Vic parliament" . Seven News . 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017 .^ McGrath, Gavin; King, Charlotte; Johnson, Sian (25 July 2018). "Victorian MP Simon Ramsay charged with drink driving says decision to leave politics is 'gut-wrenching' . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . ^ "Melton MP Don Nardella calls it quits" . Star News Group . Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018 .^ "Victorian election candidate Dominic Phillips named by Greens as subject of sexual misconduct complaint" . ABC News . 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018 .^ " . ABC News . 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018 .
External links