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Every update to this guide's data, newest first: candidates, their profiles and campaign websites, disclosed donations, withdrawn endorsements and enrolment. Follow it by RSS.

13 Nov 2026

Endorsement withdrawn: One Nation dropped Franco Guardiani (Preston District) on 10 Nov 2026. They stay on the ballot paper with the party name, as nominated. Source: ABC News.
Who's standing again, from the VEC list: 99 outgoing MPs are on the ballot, 28 aren't. Outgoing members.
6 new candidate profiles.
- Hitendra K. Joshi Independent, Ashwood District
- Bonnie Dunn Animal Justice Party, Bendigo East District
- Caroline White Independent, Clarinda District
- Philip Keith Geoffrey Waters Animal Justice Party, Eastern Victoria Region
- Chrysten Abraham Independent, Frankston District
- Dom Bonanno Independent, Macedon District
Campaign websites found for 4 candidates.
- Hitendra K. Joshi Independent, Ashwood District
- Caroline White Independent, Clarinda District
- Chrysten Abraham Independent, Frankston District
- Dom Bonanno Independent, Macedon District
Campaign quotes added for 6 candidates.
- Hitendra K. Joshi Independent, Ashwood District
- Bonnie Dunn Animal Justice Party, Bendigo East District
- Caroline White Independent, Clarinda District
- Philip Keith Geoffrey Waters Animal Justice Party, Eastern Victoria Region
- Chrysten Abraham Independent, Frankston District
- Dom Bonanno Independent, Macedon District
Campaign quotes updated for 19 candidates whose pages changed. 555 candidates now have quotes.
54 newly disclosed donations, $126,060. Now 2,672 in all ($7.4m). All donations.
New recipient:
- Paul Hopper
Enrolment updated: 4,725,477 enrolled voters as at 5 Nov 2026. Districts.

12 Nov 2026

Endorsement withdrawn: Liberal Party dropped Paul Lindemann (Williamstown District) on 11 Nov 2026. They stay on the ballot paper with the party name, as nominated. Source: ABC News.
9 new candidate profiles.
- Christos Harisopoulos Family First, Bendigo West District
- Michael Titheridge Family First, Greenvale District
- Juliet Hales Animal Justice Party, Kew District
- Richard Cimbaro Family First, Northcote District
- Rohit Taggar Liberal, Pascoe Vale District
- Faith Murphy-Ginger Animal Justice Party, Shepparton District
- Louise Crawford Australian Labor Party, Southern Metropolitan Region
- Bruce Poon Animal Justice Party, Sydenham District
- James Hall Family First, Yan Yean District
Campaign website found for 1 candidate.
- Rohit Taggar Liberal, Pascoe Vale District
Campaign quotes added for 12 candidates.
- Oliver Young Australian Labor Party, Benambra District
- Christos Harisopoulos Family First, Bendigo West District
- Michael Titheridge Family First, Greenvale District
- Juliet Hales Animal Justice Party, Kew District
- Peter Martin Australian Labor Party, Malvern District
- Martin Cameron The Nationals, Morwell District
- Richard Cimbaro Family First, Northcote District
- Rohit Taggar Liberal, Pascoe Vale District
- Faith Murphy-Ginger Animal Justice Party, Shepparton District
- Louise Crawford Australian Labor Party, Southern Metropolitan Region
- Bruce Poon Animal Justice Party, Sydenham District
- James Hall Family First, Yan Yean District
Campaign quotes updated for 24 candidates whose pages changed. 549 candidates now have quotes.
185 newly disclosed donations, $625,516. Now 2,627 in all ($7.3m). All donations.
New recipients:
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10 Nov 2026

Official candidate list published: 1,037 candidates, in ballot order. Find your district.
Candidate profiles: 662 candidates with a bio from their party profile or own website.
What they're campaigning on: 2,516 quotes from 538 candidates, word for word from their own material.

6 Nov 2026

Donations: 2,449 disclosed donations ($6,708,033) from VEC Disclosures. All donations.

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