Yasemin Shamsili
Victorian Socialists candidate for Pascoe Vale District in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) at the election on Saturday 28 November.
- On the ballot as
- SHAMSILI, Yasemin
- Ballot position
- 9
- Stood for Parliament
- Not since 2022
- Running against
- 9 others
- Donations to them
- None disclosed
- Donations to their party
- $22k
Pascoe Vale in violet, within the Northern Metropolitan Region.
Election history
- 28 Nov 2026 · state electionStanding for Pascoe Vale District as Victorian Socialists.
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
Hi, I’m Yas. I’ve been a socialist and community activist for 15 years and I’m proud to have been preselected as the Victorian Socialists candidate for Pascoe Vale. I live and work in the electorate, and I’m standing because we urgently need socialist politics in this state election.
An excerpt, word for word, from Victorian Socialists 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 Socialists candidate profile. Each quote links to where it was published. “Not mentioned” means only that it isn't in those pages.
Crime and bail
Not mentioned in what we read.
Housing and renting
- Profile10 Nov 2026“I’ve been a housing activist and helped lead campaigns to save public housing, because secure, genuinely affordable housing should be a right, not a commodity.”Victorian Socialists candidate profile
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
Not mentioned in what we read.
Health
- Profile10 Nov 2026“Alongside this, I’ve been involved in fighting for justice in Palestine, opposing cuts to health services across Melbourne’s inner north, and campaigning to stop the council from cutting funding for a social worker at Merri-bek libraries.”Victorian Socialists candidate profile
Also mentions
Education
- Profile10 Nov 2026“Chronic underfunding has left Victorian schools the lowest funded in the country, and teachers the lowest paid.”Victorian Socialists candidate profile
Everyone standing in Pascoe Vale District
- HICKEY, Amanda Free Palestine
- LAWRENCE, Stuart Climate Action Now
- CIANFLONE, Anthony Australian Labor Party
- GANCI, Rosemarie Pauline One Nation Victoria
- PANOPOULOS, Angelica The Greens
- ASHTON, Kathrine Family First
- ANDREWARTHA, Jacob Socialist Alliance
- HAUPT, Kerry I'm Voting to Avoid the Fine
- SHAMSILI, Yasemin Victorian Socialists
- TAGGAR, Rohit Liberal
In ballot order.