Who's on your ballotVictorian state election, Saturday 28 November 2026
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Oscar Lopez Rios

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

On the ballot as
LOPEZ RIOS, Oscar
Ballot position
4
Stood for Parliament
Not since 2022
Running against
7 others
Donations to them
None disclosed
Donations to their party
$2.0m

Ivanhoe in violet, within the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Election history

  1. 28 Nov 2026 · state electionStanding for Ivanhoe 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

Small business owner and proud family man, Oscar Lopez is your Liberal Candidate for Ivanhoe. Oscar arrived in Australia from Colombia when he was 17 years old, with nothing but hope, hard work and an entrepreneurial attitude. More than 22 years later, he has raised his family in Victoria and built a successful landscaping business.

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 oscar-lopez.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. “His priorities are a lower cost of living, safer streets, better health services and safer bus and train services for Ivanhoe with 3000 more police and 200 new PSOs.”

Crime and bail

  • Profile10 Nov 2026“His priorities are a lower cost of living, safer streets, better health services and safer bus and train services for Ivanhoe with 3000 more police and 200 new PSOs.”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“His priorities are a lower cost of living, safer streets, better health services and safer bus and train services for Ivanhoe with 3000 more police and 200 new PSOs.”Victorian Liberal candidate profile

Health

  • Profile10 Nov 2026“His priorities are a lower cost of living, safer streets, better health services and safer bus and train services for Ivanhoe with 3000 more police and 200 new PSOs.”Victorian Liberal candidate profile

Everyone standing in Ivanhoe 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.