Candidates of the 2018 Victorian state election

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

• Judith Graley MLA (Narre Warren South) – announced 19 August 2017^[2]
• Geoff Howard MLA (Buninyong) – announced 15 September 2017^[3]
• Sharon Knight MLA (Wendouree) – announced 31 July 2017^[4]
• Telmo Languiller MLA (Tarneit) – announced 26 August 2017^[5]
• Hong Lim MLA (Clarinda) – announced 5 September 2017^[6]
• Wade Noonan MLA (Williamstown) – announced 4 October 2017^[7]
• Jude Perera MLA (Cranbourne) – announced 15 September 2017^[8]
• Marsha Thomson MLA (Footscray) – announced 21 September 2017^[9]
• Khalil Eideh MLC (Western Metropolitan Region) – announced 21 September 2017^[9]
• Daniel Mulino MLC (Eastern Victoria Region) – retiring to run for federal House of Representatives^[10]

Liberal

• Louise Asher MLA (Brighton) – announced 11 August 2016^[11]
• Martin Dixon MLA (Nepean) – announced 10 August 2016^[12]
• Christine Fyffe MLA (Evelyn) – announced 21 October 2016^[13]
• Murray Thompson MLA (Sandringham) – announced 24 November 2016^[14]
• Richard Dalla-Riva MLC (Eastern Metropolitan Region) – announced 10 February 2017^[15]
• Simon Ramsay MLC (Western Victoria Region) – announced 24 July 2018^[16]

Independent

• Don Nardella MLA (Melton) – announced 28 February 2017^[17]

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.

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidates	Coalition candidates	Greens candidates	Other candidates
Albert Park	Labor	Martin Foley	Andrew Bond (Lib)	Ogy Simic	Steven Armstrong (Sus) Jarryd Bartle (RP) Tamasin Ramsay (AJP) Joseph Toscano (Ind)
Altona	Labor	Jill Hennessy	Christian Martinu (Lib)	Emma-Jane Byrne	Maria Aylward (Ind) Tony Hooper (Ind)
Bass	Liberal	Jordan Crugnale	Brian Paynter (Lib)	David Arnault	Ron Bauer (Ind) Clare Le Serve (Ind) Kate Lempriere (Ind) Ross McPhee (DLP) Frank Ripa (SFFP)
Bayswater	Liberal	Jackson Taylor	Heidi Victoria (Lib)	Asher Cookson	Nathan Schram (AJP)
Bellarine	Labor	Lisa Neville	Brian McKiterick (Lib)	Rachel Semmens	Naomi Adams (AJP) Jackie Kriz (Soc)
Benambra	Liberal	Mark Tait	Bill Tilley (Lib)	John Bardsley	Jacqui Hawkins (Ind) Josh Knight (SFFP) Jenny O'Connor (Ind)
Bendigo East	Labor	Jacinta Allan	Gaelle Broad (Nat) Ian Ellis (Lib)	Nakita Thomson	Michael Belardinelli (Ind) Helen Leach (DLP)
Bendigo West	Labor	Maree Edwards	Kevin Finn (Lib)	Laurie Whelan	Marilyn Nuske (AJP)
Bentleigh	Labor	Nick Staikos	Asher Judah (Lib)	Sarah Dekiere	Naren Chellappah (AJP) Fi Fraser (DLP) Oscar Lobo (Ind) George Mavroyeni (Ind) Dave Stott (RP) Ellie Jean Sullivan (DHJP) Hans Verzijl (Sus)
Box Hill	Liberal	Paul Hamer	Robert Clark (Lib)	Sophia Sun	–
Brighton	Liberal	Declan Martin	James Newbury (Lib)	Katherine Copsey	John Casley (Ind) Alison Pridham (Sus) Cathy Taylor (AJP)
Broadmeadows	Labor	Frank McGuire	Jenny Dow (Lib)	Sheriden Tate	Jerome Small (Soc)
Brunswick	Labor	Cindy O'Connor	Adam Wojtonis (Lib)	Tim Read	Christopher Anderson (Ind) Noel Collins (LDP) Catherine Deveny (RP) George Georgiou (Ind) Christopher Miles (AJP) Kerry Sourasis (Ind)
Bulleen	Liberal	Fiona Mackenzie	Matthew Guy (Lib)	Chris Kearney	–
Bundoora	Labor	Colin Brooks	Jenny Mulholland (Lib)	Clement Stanyon	Jacob Andrewartha (Soc) Bryce Baker (RP) Rodney Whitfield (AJP)
Buninyong	Labor	Michaela Settle	Andrew Kilmartin (Lib)	Linda Zibell	Dianne Colbert (Ind) Brendan Eckel (Ind) Jane McKendrick (Soc) Wendy Morrison (AJP) Lindsay Watters (Ind)
Burwood	Liberal	Will Fowles	Graham Watt (Lib)	Graham Ross	Amanda Beattie (AJP) Andrew Williams (Sus)
Carrum	Labor	Sonya Kilkenny	Donna Bauer (Lib)	Braeden Thompson	Jennifer Bowden (DLP) Simone Philpott-Smart (DHJP) Michael Tellesson (Ind) Santosh Yadav (TMP)
Caulfield	Liberal	Sorina Grasso	David Southwick (Lib)	Dinesh Mathew	Aviya Bavati (Sus) Troy Evans (AJP)
Clarinda	Labor	Meng Heang Tak	Gandhi Bevinakoppa (Lib)	Josh Fergeus	Michael Gardner (Ind) Zhi Gang Zhuang (TMP)
Cranbourne	Labor	Pauline Richards	Ann-Marie Hermans (Lib)	Jake Tilton	Norman Fosberry (Ind) Susan Jakobi (Ind) Ravi Ragupathy (Ind) Tarlochan Singh (TMP) Edward Sok (DLP) Jason Soultanidis (DHJP)
Croydon	Liberal	Josh Cusack	David Hodgett (Lib)	Caleb O'Flynn	Vinita Costantino (AJP)
Dandenong	Labor	Gabrielle Williams	Virosh Perera (Lib)	Rhonda Garad	Afroz Ahmed (TMP)
Eildon	Liberal	Sally Brennan	Cindy McLeish (Lib)	Ken Deacon	Michelle Dunscombe (Ind)
Eltham	Labor	Vicki Ward	Nick McGowan (Lib)	Matthew Goodman	Peter O'Brien (DLP)
Essendon	Labor	Danny Pearson	Gino Potenza (Lib)	James Williams	Kate Baker (Ind) Dermot Connors (DLP) Richard Lawrence (Ind)
Euroa	National	Fionna Deppeler-Morton	Steph Ryan (Nat)	Keppel Cassidy	Don Firth (Ind)
Evelyn	Liberal	Gail Ritchie	Bridget Vallence (Lib)	Brodie Everist	–
Ferntree Gully	Liberal	Julie Buxton	Nick Wakeling (Lib)	Steve Raymond	–
Footscray	Labor	Katie Hall	Emete Joesika (Lib)	Angus McAlpine	Shan Sun (AJP)
Forest Hill	Liberal	Manoj Kumar	Neil Angus (Lib)	Naresh Bhalla	Claude Bai (Ind)
Frankston	Labor	Paul Edbrooke	Michael Lamb (Lib)	Colin Lane	Henry Kelsall (Ind) Michael Long (DLP) Lachlan O'Connell (DHJP) James Persson (AJP) Jyothi Rudra (TMP)
Geelong	Labor	Christine Couzens	Freya Fidge (Lib)	Lois Newman	Sarah Hathway (Soc) Jacki Jacka (AJP) Stephen Juhasz (Ind) Darryn Lyons (Ind) Gottfried Wolf (Ind)
Gembrook	Liberal	Michael Galea	Brad Battin (Lib)	Amy Gregorovich	–
Gippsland East	National	Mark Reeves	Tim Bull (Nat)	Deb Foskey	Sonia Buckley (LDP) Benjamin Garrett (Ind) George Neophytou (Ind) Matt Stephenson (Ind)
Gippsland South	National	Denise Ryan	Danny O'Brien (Nat)	Ian Onley	–
Hastings	Liberal	Simon Meyer	Neale Burgess (Lib)	Nathan Lesslie	Georgia Knight (AJP)
Hawthorn	Liberal	John Kennedy	John Pesutto (Lib)	Nicholas Bieber	Richard Grummet (Ind) Sophie Paterson (Sus) Catherine Wright (AJP)
Ivanhoe	Labor	Anthony Carbines	Monica Clark (Lib)	Andrew Conley	Philip Jenkins (DLP) Craig Langdon (Ind)
Kew	Liberal	Marg D'Arcy	Tim Smith (Lib)	Alex Marks	Bronwyn Gardiner (AJP) Paul Scaturchio (Sus)
Keysborough	Labor	Martin Pakula	Darrel Taylor (Lib)	Ken McAlpine	Usman Afzal (TMP) Helen Jeges (AJP) Hung Vo (Ind)
Kororoit	Labor	Marlene Kairouz	Golam Haque (Lib)	Rohan Waring	Katherine Divita (AJP)
Lara	Labor	John Eren	Melissa Di Pasquale (Lib)	Amber Forbes	Bronwen Baker (AJP) Dean Cardigan (Soc)
Lowan	National	Maurice Billi	Emma Kealy (Nat)	Richard Lane	Trevor Grenfell (Soc) Barry Shea (Ind)
Macedon	Labor	Mary-Anne Thomas	Amanda Millar (Lib)	Ralf Thesing	Rob Bakes (Ind) Tony O'Brien (DLP) Ruth Parramore (AJP)
Malvern	Liberal	Oliver Squires	Michael O'Brien (Lib)	Polly Morgan	Candace Feild (AJP) Michaela Moran (Sus)
Melbourne	Greens	Jennifer Kanis	Darin Schade (Lib)	Ellen Sandell	Leo Close (RP) Kim Fuhrmann (ABP) Peter Hanlon (Ind) Lawrence Pope (AJP) Benjamin Rookes (LDP)
Melton	Labor	Steve McGhie	Ryan Farrow (Lib)	Harkirat Singh	Victor Bennett (DLP) Jarrod Bingham (Ind) Ian Birchall (Ind) Ron Guy (Soc) Daryl Lang (Ind) Tania Milton (AJP) Sophie Ramsey (Ind) Grant Stirling (Ind) Bob Turner (Ind)
Mildura	National	Tony Alessi	Peter Crisp (Nat)	Cathryn Milne	Ali Cupper* (Ind) Steve Timmis (Ind)
Mill Park	Labor	Lily D'Ambrosio	Lakhwinder Dillon (Lib)	Alexander Edwards	Nicholas Reich (Soc) Marcia Simons (AJP)
Monbulk	Labor	James Merlino	John Schurink (Lib)	Liz Hicks	Jordan Crook (Ind) Joshua Norman (DLP)
Mordialloc	Labor	Tim Richardson	Geoff Gledhill (Lib)	Hamish Taylor	Bronwyn Currie (AJP) Robyn Nolan (Ind) Peter Phillips (DLP) Phil Reid (Ind) Peter Sullivan (DHJP) Amit Verma (TMP) Stephen Watson (Ind)
Mornington	Liberal	Ryan White	David Morris (Lib)	David Sinclair	Tyson Jack (AJP)
Morwell	National	Mark Richards	Sheridan Bond (Nat) Dale Harriman (Lib)	Daniel Caffrey	Ray Burgess (Ind) Reece Diggins (ABP) Nathan Keen (DLP) Tracie Lund (Ind) Ricky Muir (SFFP) Russell Northe* (Ind) Christine Sindt (Ind)
Mount Waverley	Liberal	Matt Fregon	Michael Gidley (Lib)	Justin McCarthy	–
Mulgrave	Labor	Daniel Andrews	Maree Davenport (Lib)	Ovi Rajasinghe	Des Kelly (DLP) Nadeem Malik (TMP)
Murray Plains	National	Peter Williams	Peter Walsh (Nat)	Ian Christoe	Daniel Straub (SFFP)
Narracan	Liberal	Christine Maxfield	Gary Blackwood (Lib)	William Hornstra	Carlo Ierfone (Ind) Guss Lambden (Ind)
Narre Warren North	Labor	Luke Donnellan	Vikki Fitzgerald (Lib)	Stefanie Bauer	Sami Greiss (DLP) Zeeshan Mahmood (TMP)
Narre Warren South	Labor	Gary Maas	Susan Serey (Lib)	Michael Butler	Gagandeep Singh (TMP)
Nepean	Liberal	Chris Brayne	Russell Joseph (Lib)	Paul Saunders	Rodger Gully (Ind) Simon Mulvany (Ind)
Niddrie	Labor	Ben Carroll	Ben Reeson (Lib)	Jean-Luke Desmarais	Rebbecca Primmer (AJP)
Northcote	Greens	Kat Theophanous	John MacIsaac (Lib)	Lidia Thorpe	David Bramante (AJP) Bryony Edwards (Ind) Samuel Fink (LDP) Franca Smarrelli (RP)
Oakleigh	Labor	Steve Dimopoulos	Andrew Edmonds (Lib)	Peter Morgan	Brandon Hoult (Sus) Parashos Kioupelis (Ind) Suzanne Parker (AJP)
Ovens Valley	National	Kate Doyle	Tim McCurdy (Nat)	Vicki Berry	Tammy Atkins (Ind) Ray Dyer (Ind) Julian Fidge (ACP)
Pascoe Vale	Labor	Lizzie Blandthorn	Genevieve Hamilton (Lib)	Phil Jackson	Gerry Beaton (Soc) John Kavanagh (Ind) Graeme Linsell (AJP) Francesco Timpano (Ind) Oscar Yildiz (Ind)
Polwarth	Liberal	Douglas Johnston	Richard Riordan (Lib)	Courtney Gardner	Brendan Murphy (Soc) Damien Pitts (AJP)
Prahran	Greens	Neil Pharaoh	Katie Allen (Lib)	Sam Hibbins	Dennis Bilic (Sus) Leon Kofmansky (DLP) Jennifer Long (AJP) Alan Menadue (Ind) Wendy Patterson (ABP) Tom Tomlin (Ind)
Preston	Labor	Robin Scott	Guido Lilio (Lib)	Susanne Newton	Margee Glover (RP) Gaetano Greco (Ind) Stephanie Price (Soc) Nadine Richings (AJP)
Richmond	Labor	Richard Wynne	–	Kathleen Maltzahn	Craig Kealy (AJP) Herschel Landes (Ind) Emma Manning (Ind) Judy Ryan (RP) Kevin Tran (Ind) Adrian Whitehead (Ind)
Ringwood	Liberal	Dustin Halse	Dee Ryall (Lib)	Robert Humphreys	–
Ripon	Liberal	Sarah De Santis	Louise Staley (Lib)	Serge Simic	Peter Fava (SFFP) Sandra Gibbs (DHJP) Anna Hills (AJP) Bronwyn Jennings (Soc) Maria Mayer (Ind) Peter Mulcahy (DLP) Jeff Truscott (Ind)
Rowville	Liberal	Muhammad Shahbaz	Kim Wells (Lib)	Natasha Sharma	Joe Cossari (Ind)
Sandringham	Liberal	Anita Horvath	Brad Rowswell (Lib)	Dominic Phillips (disendorsed)^[18]	Liz Freeman (DLP) Creighton King (Sus) Clarke Martin (Ind) Snezana Redford (AJP)
Shepparton	Independent	Bill Heath	Cheryl Hammer (Lib) Peter Schwarz (Nat)	Nickee Freeman	Suzanna Sheed* (Ind) Murray Willaton (SFFP)
South Barwon	Liberal	Darren Cheeseman	Andrew Katos (Lib)	Marian Smedley	David Ball (Soc) Stephen Campbell (DLP) Damien Cole (Ind) Peter Oseckas (AJP) Robert Ripa (SFFP)
South-West Coast	Liberal	Kylie Gaston	Roma Britnell (Lib)	Thomas Campbell	Jim Doukas (ACP) Michael McCluskey (Ind) Michael Neoh (Ind) James Purcell (Ind) Joseph Purtill (DLP) Terry Riggs (Soc)
St Albans	Labor	Natalie Suleyman	Trung Luu (Lib)	Cylene Magri	Jenny Isa (Ind)
Sunbury	Labor	Josh Bull	Cassandra Marr (Lib)	Ryan Keable	–
Sydenham	Labor	Natalie Hutchins	Maria Kerr (Lib)	Clinton Hare	Ramanjit Singh (Ind)
Tarneit	Labor	Sarah Connolly	Glenn Goodfellow (Lib)	Beck Sheffield-Brotherton	Aaron An (Ind) Harkamal Batth (Ind) Arnav Sati (Ind) Zulfi Syed (Ind)
Thomastown	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	Gurdawar Singh (Lib)	Cynthia Smith	Alahna Desiato (Ind) Kath Larkin (Soc) Tess Nagorka-Tsindos (AJP) Ibrahim Saba (Ind) Nikola Stavreski (Ind) David Thirkettle-Watts (RP)
Warrandyte	Liberal	Elizabeth McGrath	Ryan Smith (Lib)	Ben Ramcharan	Lachlan McGill (AJP)
Wendouree	Labor	Juliana Addison	Amy Johnson (Lib)	Alice Barnes	Bryn Hills (AJP) Alison Smith (Ind) Jeremy Smith (Soc)
Werribee	Labor	Tim Pallas	Gayle Murphy (Lib)	Jay Dessi	Kathryn Breakwell (DLP) Rachel Carling-Jenkins (Ind) Joe Garra (Ind) Thanh Nga Ly (Ind) Pratibha Sharma (Ind)
Williamstown	Labor	Melissa Horne	Pallavee Joshi (Lib)	Sam Long	Lisa Bentley (Ind) Peter Hemphill (Ind) Virginia Saint-James (AJP)
Yan Yean	Labor	Danielle Green	Meralyn Klein (Lib) (disendorsed)^[19]	Hugh McKinnon	Yassin Albarri (Ind) Arthur Bablis (DLP) Munish Bansal (Ind) Siobhann Brown (ALA) David Snelling (SFFP)
Yuroke	Labor	Ros Spence	Jim Overend (Lib)	Louise Sampson	Emma Dook (Soc) Golda Zogheib (Ind)

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.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Reason candidates	SFFP candidates	Justice candidates
Shaun Leane* Sonja Terpstra* Nildhara Gadani Abhimanyu Kumar Barry Terzic	Mary Wooldridge* Bruce Atkinson* Emanuele Cicchiello Grace Roy Shilpa Hegde	Samantha Dunn Helen Harris Liezl Shnookal Monique Edwards Daniela Tymms	Douglas Leitch Glenn Lynch	Monique Ruyter Grant Poulton	Linda De Rango Kathryn Lavell
AJP candidates	Sustainable candidates	Health Australia candidates	Socialists candidates	Hudson candidates	Transport Matters candidates
Rosemary Lavin Theresa Weymouth	Lynnette Saloumi Perrin Wilkins	Andrew Hicks Gabrielle Brodie	Norrian Rundle Liam Ward	Shelley van Luenen Deidre Bailey	Rod Barton* Toni Peters
ALA candidates	Country candidates	DLP candidates	VEP candidates	LDP candidates	Battler candidates
Indhira Bivieca Aquino Royston Wilding	Mil Erikozu Russel Proud	Jeremy Orchard Benjamin Cronshaw	Dermot Ryan Tara Nipe	Brenton Ford Marcos Fernandes	Bryce Larson Clyde Sterry

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.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Reason candidates	SFFP candidates	Justice candidates
Jenny Mikakos* Nazih Elasmar* Burhan Yigit Ash Verma Karen Douglas	Craig Ondarchie* Evan Mulholland Neelam Rai Kate Drake Mark Polistena	Samantha Ratnam* Christina Zigouras Edward Crossland Josef Rafalowicz Campbell Gome	Fiona Patten* Helena Melton Ange Hopkins Rachel Payne Dominique Musico	Ethan Constantinou Chris Tzelepis	Carmela Dagiandis Prudence Mercieca
AJP candidates	Socialists candidates	Health Australia candidates	Sustainable candidates	Hudson candidates	DLP candidates
Bruce Poon Miranda Smith Chris Delforce	Stephen Jolly Sue Bolton Colleen Bolger	Pippa Campbell Emily Oldmeadow	Mark McDonald William Clow	Madison Wright Marylynn Meneghini	John McBride Jackie Gwynne
VEP candidates	LDP candidates	Country candidates	Local Jobs candidates	Transport Matters candidates	Battler candidates
Sandra McCarthy Stefan Nott	Louise Hitchcock Richard Wright	Cameron Stoddart Domenic Greco	Nathan Purcell Aaron Purcell	Moti Ram Visa Afshan Mian	Walter Mikac David Graham
ALA candidates
Russell Gomez John Reisner

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.

Labor candidates	Coalition candidates	Greens candidates	SFFP candidates	Reason candidates	Justice candidates
Mark Gepp* Jaclyn Symes* Sukhraj Singh Jan Morgiewicz Glenn Matthews	Wendy Lovell* (Lib) Luke O'Sullivan (Nat) Brad Hearn (Lib) Emma Williamson (Nat) Robyne Head (Lib)	Nicole Rowan Damien Stevens-Todd Elizabeth Matchett Julie Rivendell Matthew Thomas	Daniel Young Ben Podger	Martin Leahy Callum Chapman	Tania Maxwell* Jodi Ayres
Country candidates	Sustainable candidates	Hudson candidates	Socialists candidates	AJP candidates	Health Australia candidates
Phil Larkin David Couston	Madeleine Wearne Ian Chivers	Josh Hudson Shane O'Sullivan	Moira Macdonald Michael McKenna	Glynn Jarrett Robyn Masih	Isaac Golden Anne Sash
Transport Matters candidates	ALA candidates	VEP candidates	LDP candidates	Battler candidates	DLP candidates
Scott Cowie Eleanore Fitz	Ewan McDonald James Wylie	Miranda Jones Craig Hill	Tim Quilty* Iain King	Dennis Lacey Erin Bruhn	Chris McCormack Jarred Vehlen

South Eastern Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Reason candidates	SFFP candidates	Justice candidates
Gavin Jennings* Adem Somyurek* Tien Kieu* Nessie Sayar Ian Spencer	Gordon Rich-Phillips* Inga Peulich George Hua Kuldeep Kaur Robert Hicks	Nina Springle Matthew Kirwan Jacqueline Mitchell Jake Vos Tasma Minifie	Laura Chipp Brett Kagan	Chris Banhidy Vincent Leone	Peter Davy Kerri Guy
Country candidates	Hudson candidates	Sustainable candidates	Transport Matters candidates	Socialists candidates	DLP candidates
Andrew Hepner Marilyn Danieli	Jannette Sinclair Holly Madill	Anthony Cresswell Daryl Budgeon	Ali Khan Chetan Sharma Roona Fazal Inderpal Singh Deepakbir Kaur	Aran Mylvaganam Ben Reid	Peter Stevens Michael Palma
Health Australia candidates	AJP candidates	VEP candidates	ALA candidates	LDP candidates	Battler candidates
Tamsin King Carly Meaden	Elizabeth Johnston Derrin Craig	Kassandra Hall Mardi Hill	David Maddison Ralf Schumann	David Limbrick* Matt Ford	David Armstrong Michael Chamberlain
Group D candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Tarang Chawla Nicole Lee	Stewart Hine (Ind) Peter Mack (Ind) Bobby Singh (Ind)

Southern Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens was defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Reason candidates	SFFP candidates	Justice candidates
Philip Dalidakis* Nina Taylor* Judith Armstrong Graeme Kendall Danny Bellote	David Davis* Georgie Crozier* Margaret Fitzherbert Gavan MacRides Miaosheng Yang	Sue Pennicuik Earl James Rose Read Duncan Forster James Bennett	Jill Mellon-Robertson Edmund Munday	Nicole Bourman Ryan Lindfors-Beswick	Nikki Nicholls Julie Doidge
AJP candidates	DLP candidates	Health Australia candidates	Sustainable candidates	Socialists candidates	Hudson candidates
Ben Schultz Fiona McRostie	Joel van der Horst Lucia De Summa	Ben Moore Cindy Cerecer	Clifford Hayes* Cathryn Houghton	Catheryn Lewis Ivan Mitchell	Matthew Perriam Grace Perriam
Transport Matters candidates	ALA candidates	VEP candidates	Country candidates	LDP candidates	Battler candidates
Kim Guest Saeed Muhammad	Avi Yemini Kaylah Jones	Jane Morris Imelda Ryan	Nicola Clow Michele Armstrong	Robert Kennedy Kirsty O'Sullivan	Mark Hillard Stacey Wain

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.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Reason candidates	SFFP candidates	Justice candidates
Cesar Melhem* Ingrid Stitt* Kaushaliya Vaghela* Kirsten Psaila Louise Persse	Bernie Finn* Dinesh Gourisetty Moira Deeming David Wood Nathan Di Noia	Huong Truong Emely Cash Bernadette Thomas Elena Pereyra Annie Chessells-Beeby	Chris Botha Jamie Twidale	Wayne Rigg Geoff Ashby	Catherine Cumming* Daniel Cumming
DLP candidates	Health Australia candidates	Hudson candidates	Sustainable candidates	Transport Matters candidates	Socialists candidates
Walter Villagonzalo Mark Royal	Briony Jenkinson Deanne Glenn	Hayley Webb Casey Eckel	Allan Doensen Richard Belcher	Daniel Lowinger Ramy Abdelnour	Jorge Jorquera Andrew Charles
AJP candidates	ALA candidates	VEP candidates	LDP candidates	Country candidates	Battler candidates
Terri Beech Karina Leung	Francine Cohen Terri Franklin	Joan Beckwith Nia Sims	Adam Karlovsky Mark Thompson Christopher Reeves	Benito Caruso Tony Leen	Stuart O'Neill Ian Kearns
Ungrouped candidates
Kathy Majdlik (Ind) Diana Grima (Ind)

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.

Labor candidates	Coalition candidates	Greens candidates	SFFP candidates	Reason candidates	Justice candidates
Jaala Pulford* Gayle Tierney* Dylan Wight Lorraine O'Dal Bernard Gartland	Bev McArthur* (Lib) Josh Morris (Lib) Jo Armstrong (Nat) Jennifer Lowe (Lib) Andrew Black (Nat)	Lloyd Davies Judy Cameron Peter Mewett David Jefferson Judith Baldacchino	Geoff Collins Graeme Standen	Michael Bell Liam Hastie	Stuart Grimley* Michelle Tedesco
Country candidates	DLP candidates	Hudson candidates	Sustainable candidates	Socialists candidates	Transport Matters candidates
Costa Di Biase John Buchholtz	Frances Beaumont Christian Schultink	Sally Hudson Mark Wright	Robert Pascoe Christopher Lynch	Tim Gooden Nada Iskra	Nicholas Croker Francesco Raco
AJP candidates	VEP candidates	LDP candidates	ALA candidates	Health Australia candidates	Battler candidates
Andy Meddick* Jen Gamble	Katrina Nugent John Berenyi	Lachlan Christie Paul Robson	Kenneth Nicholls Daniel Macdonald	Sonja Ljavroska Kayleen Thoren	Anthony Prelorenzo Mark Mitchell
Ungrouped candidates
Karl Pongracic (Ind)

References

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External links

• ABC Elections
• The Nationals - Meet the Team
• Victorian Greens
• Democratic Labour Party
• Tony Hooper - Vocal4Local
• Sustainable Australia Party