Evan Mulholland

Has argued that Labor weakened bail laws and has called for tougher responses to serious repeat offending. Said the Liberals and Nationals would not oppose the 2026 child recruitment offence bill but sought to amend it.

• Said18 Nov 2025In question time, asked the Minister for Corrections and youth justice how Victorians could take the government seriously on youth crime after funding cuts to crime prevention programs.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said25 Aug 2026In debate on the Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026, said the Liberals and Nationals would not oppose the bill but would move an amendment so the offence also covers recruiters under 18.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Housing Statement Reform Bill 2024's rental, strata and planning changes. Has supported more housing in well-serviced inner suburbs while questioning how the government chose activity centre locations.

• Minister2 Oct 2023Shadow Minister for Home Ownership and Housing Affordability from October 2023 to January 2025.Parliament of Victoria
• Voted6 Mar 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024, which changed rental, strata and planning laws, including ending notices to vacate at the end of a first fixed-term lease. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said6 Mar 2025In debate on the Housing Statement Reform Bill 2024, questioned why about 13 of 50 activity centres were in one seat, while saying some, such as Broadmeadows, were welcome.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said19 Nov 2025In an adjournment matter to the Minister for Planning, restated a view from the inaugural speech that it is “immoral” that well-serviced inner suburbs remain low-rise, denying young Victorians a first home there.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 and spoke against it, saying the Liberals and Nationals do not support treaty.

• Said28 Oct 2025In debate on the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, said the Liberals and Nationals do not support treaty or the bill and proposed a different way forward.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted30 Oct 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 21–16.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against a Greens motion to make public transport permanently free and more frequent. Has pressed for road upgrades in Melbourne's north, including Donnybrook Road, and questioned an undisclosed fare levy linked to the Suburban Rail Loop.

• Voted3 Jun 2026Voted no on a Greens motion calling on the government to make public transport permanently free and more frequent. Lost 7–31.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said27 Aug 2026In question time, asked the Minister for Finance why the government kept secret a 1 per cent levy on public transport tickets used to help fund the Suburban Rail Loop East.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said10 Sep 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Roads and Road Safety to match a $524 million Coalition commitment to duplicate Donnybrook Road and remove the Donnybrook station level crossing.Hansard, Legislative Council

Has said data centres are important to Victoria's future but should be in suitable industrial areas with proper community consultation, and has criticised the slow digitisation of government services.

• Said20 Feb 2024In debate on the Service Victoria Amendment Bill 2023, said the government was late to digitise government services and criticised the slow rollout of digital driver licences, including an email error affecting 57,000 Ballarat motorists.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said28 Aug 2026In a constituency question to the Minister for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy, raised residents' concerns about a planned data centre in Campbellfield. Said “Data centres are essential to Victoria’s future” but should be in appropriate industrial areas with proper consultation.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, describing it as a tax measure. Said the Liberals and Nationals would not oppose the Casino and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.

• Voted17 Jun 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which changed the licensing framework for gaming machine monitoring and public lotteries. Passed 22–14.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said17 Jun 2025In debate on the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, said the bill was presented as tidying up regulation but was another way to raise tax from Victorians.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said16 Oct 2025In debate on the Casino and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, said the Liberals and Nationals would not oppose the bill, noting Crown is the state's largest single private employer.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy bill. Has pressed the Treasurer on the emergency services levy and on land tax.

• Voted15 May 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Fire Services Property Amendment (Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund) Bill 2025, which replaced the fire services property levy with a broader Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said4 Jun 2026In question time, asked the Treasurer how it was fair to deny a land tax exemption to a constituent providing rent-free housing to parents.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said29 Jul 2026In question time, asked the Treasurer whether the new Carroll government still supports the emergency services levy, citing Victoria's per-resident collection as the highest in Australia.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025. Has pressed for the opening of the Craigieburn community hospital and supported a motion on reported falsified ambulance data at the Northern Hospital.

• Said28 May 2025In an adjournment matter, raised the delayed opening of the completed Craigieburn community hospital, which the budget had pushed back to late 2026.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said18 Jun 2025Spoke in support of a motion on the health system, saying reported falsification of ambulance offload data at the Northern Hospital emergency department was a matter of public integrity.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted19 Feb 2026Voted no on the third reading of the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025, which sets rules and an approval process for certain medical treatment of people born with variations in sex characteristics. Passed 24–15.Hansard, Legislative Council