Joel Drysdale
Liberal candidate for Mill Park District in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) at the election on Saturday 28 November.
Website: joeldrysdale.com.auFacebookInstagram
- On the ballot as
- DRYSDALE, Joel
- Ballot position
- 2
- Stood for Parliament
- Not since 2022
- Running against
- 7 others
- Donations to them
- None disclosed
- Donations to their party
- $2.0m
Mill Park in violet, within the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Election history
- 28 Nov 2026 · state electionStanding for Mill Park District as Liberal.
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
Joel Drysdale is a publican, brewer and small business owner based in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Raised in regional Victoria, Joel moved to Melbourne at the age of twenty-one and has built his life in the local community. He and his wife Janna live in Epping, where they are raising their two daughters.
An excerpt, word for word, from Victorian Liberal candidate profile, 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 Victorian Liberal candidate profile and joeldrysdale.com.au. Each quote links to where it was published. “Not mentioned” means only that it isn't in those pages.
Their stated priorities
- “Joel is committed to lowering the cost of living, supporting small businesses, and restoring community safety.”
Crime and bail
- Profile10 Nov 2026“Joel is committed to lowering the cost of living, supporting small businesses, and restoring community safety.”Victorian Liberal candidate profile
Housing and renting
Not mentioned in what we read.
Treaty and First Peoples
Not mentioned in what we read.
Transport and roads
Not mentioned in what we read.
AI and technology
Not mentioned in what we read.
Gambling and racing
Not mentioned in what we read.
Cost of living
- Profile10 Nov 2026“Joel is committed to lowering the cost of living, supporting small businesses, and restoring community safety.”Victorian Liberal candidate profile
Health
Not mentioned in what we read.
Everyone standing in Mill Park District
- NEALY, Elizabeth Australian Labor Party
- DRYSDALE, Joel Liberal
- VAN DER END, Kath Family First
- ZACHARIAS, Binoy The Greens
- McLINDON, Aidan Independent
- LAMBOURN, Jesse Victorian Socialists
- TSOUTSOULIS, Arthur One Nation Victoria
- LEVENS, Eve Animal Justice Party
In ballot order.