John Margelis
Liberal candidate for Brunswick District in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) at the election on Saturday 28 November.
Website: johnmargelis.com.auFacebook
- On the ballot as
- MARGELIS, John
- Ballot position
- 2
- Stood for Parliament
- Not since 2022
- Running against
- 7 others
- Donations to them
- None disclosed
- Donations to their party
- $2.0m
Brunswick in violet, within the Northern Metropolitan Region.
Election history
- 28 Nov 2026 · state electionStanding for Brunswick 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
John Margelis is your Liberal candidate for Brunswick. A small business owner, supplying medical products to aged-care homes and radiology clinics, John has seen first-hand how rising crime and increased costs are impacting local families and businesses in Brunswick.
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 johnmargelis.com.au. Each quote links to where it was published. “Not mentioned” means only that it isn't in those pages.
Their stated priorities
- “That's why John is standing as part of Jess Wilson's New Liberal Team - to help deliver Our Plan to make Brunswick safer by hiring 3,000 more police and to reduce costs so that residents and small businesses can thrive.”
Crime and bail
- Profile10 Nov 2026“That's why John is standing as part of Jess Wilson's New Liberal Team - to help deliver Our Plan to make Brunswick safer by hiring 3,000 more police and to reduce costs so that residents and small businesses can thrive.”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“That's why John is standing as part of Jess Wilson's New Liberal Team - to help deliver Our Plan to make Brunswick safer by hiring 3,000 more police and to reduce costs so that residents and small businesses can thrive.”Victorian Liberal candidate profile
Health
Not mentioned in what we read.
Everyone standing in Brunswick District
- FARMER, Naomi Victorian Socialists
- MARGELIS, John Liberal
- PULFORD, Adam The Greens
- HELMAN, Adam One Nation Victoria
- ROSE, India Animal Justice Party
- STEGER, Gabe Australian Labor Party
- AMANATIDIS, Jack Independent
- YUAN, Melissa Independent
In ballot order.