Who's on your ballotVictorian state election, Saturday 28 November 2026
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Jess Marsh

Independent candidate for Footscray District in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) at the election on Saturday 28 November.

New campaign quotes added 13 Nov. What's changed

Website: jessmarsh.com.auFacebookInstagramTikTok

On the ballot as
MARSH, Jess
Ballot position
11
Stood for Parliament
Not since 2022
Running against
14 others
Donations to them
None disclosed
Donations to their party
No party

Footscray in violet, within the Western Metropolitan Region.

Election history

  1. 28 Nov 2026 · state electionStanding for Footscray District as an independent.

No earlier candidacy found. Covers Victorian state elections since 2022 (with by-elections) and federal elections in Victoria in 2022 and 2025, matched on name and party or electorate. A filled marker means elected. Council elections aren't included yet.

In their own words

Human rights advocate. Mum of three. Proud Inner West local. I have called Yarraville home for more than a decade and I am raising my three daughters here. Like so many local families, I love what makes the Inner West special: our diversity, creativity and strong sense of community. But I also see the pressures we face every day.

An excerpt, word for word, from Their campaign website, checked 13 Nov 2026. Follow the link for the full text.

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What they're campaigning on

Quoted word for word from Their campaign website and jessmarsh.com.au. Each quote links to where it was published. “Not mentioned” means only that it isn't in those pages.

Their stated priorities

  1. “Clean Air, Healthy Communities”
  2. “Planning That Puts Communities First”
  3. “People Before Data Centres”
  4. “A Safer, More Vibrant Footscray”

Crime and bail

Not mentioned in what we read.

Housing and renting

Not mentioned in what we read.

Treaty and First Peoples

Not mentioned in what we read.

Transport and roads

  • Website13 Nov 2026“Get trucks off residential streets while ensuring pollution and risk is not simply shifted into neighbouring communities.”jessmarsh.com.au
  • Website13 Nov 2026“Accelerate the transition to cleaner freight, including electric trucks and more freight moved by rail.”jessmarsh.com.au

AI and technology

Gambling and racing

Not mentioned in what we read.

Cost of living

Health

  • Website13 Nov 2026“Clean air is not a luxury. It is a public health issue.”jessmarsh.com.au
  • Website13 Nov 2026“Everyone deserves clean air, no matter which side of the Westgate Bridge they live on.”jessmarsh.com.au

Also mentions

Climate and environment

  • Website13 Nov 2026“Expand tree canopy and urban greening to reduce pollution and urban heat.”jessmarsh.com.au
  • Website13 Nov 2026“Accelerate the transition to cleaner freight, including electric trucks and more freight moved by rail.”jessmarsh.com.au

Education

  • Profile13 Nov 2026“I want an Inner West where children breathe clean air, families have access to great schools and parks, and businesses thrive.”Their campaign website

Integrity

Everyone standing in Footscray District

In ballot order.

How this page is made. Names, parties and ballot positions are from the VEC's official list. Bios and campaign quotes are copied word for word from the candidate's party profile or their own website, and each links to its source: we don't summarise or rate what they say. The issues are the same ones used for sitting members' records, so candidates can be compared on equal terms. Election history comes from official VEC and AEC results. Donations are as published on VEC Disclosures.