This is a list of the candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election .
12-660: A record 742 candidates contested the 88 Legislative Assembly seats at the Victorian election on 26 November 2022, also including the supplementary election in Narracan on 28 January 2023. This overtook the previous record of 543 candidates in 2014 and was well up from 507 candidates in 2018. The 454 candidates for the Legislative Council is the highest number of upper house candidates in a Victorian election, up from 380 in 2018. The following members did not contest
24-696: A video to the Herald Sun of him to talking to Glenn Druery about a potential preference deal, declaring that the AVP felt the co-ordination of the group voting ticket system used by Druery was immoral and needed to be exposed. Heston donated $ 650,000 to the party in 2022–23, before winding it up in June 2023, and its ultimate deregistration as a party in August 2023. The party has been focused on policies supporting disaster relief, defence and veterans’ affairs, and
36-595: Is defending one seat. The Labor Party is defending three seats, however MLC Kaushaliya Vaghela was disendorsed and later sat as an independent . She is contesting this election for the New Democrats . The Liberal Party is defending one seat, however MLC Bernie Finn was expelled from the party in May 2022, and later joined the Democratic Labour Party and is contesting this election for
48-421: Is defending two seats. The Liberal / National Coalition is defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party is defending one seat. The Liberal Democratic Party is defending one seat. The Labor Party is defending three seats, however MLC Adem Somyurek resigned his membership in 2020 and later sat as an independent , before resigning in 2022 after Parliament had finished for the term. He has since joined
60-752: The 2022 Australian federal election . In August 2022, the AVP announced the Angry Victorians Party would contest the Victorian state election as a branch of the party. Independent Member for the Western Metropolitan Region , Catherine Cumming , joined the party in November after having her application to register the Independence Party refused. On 16 November 2022, party leader Heston Russell leaked
72-536: The DLP for whom he will run for in Northern Metropolitan. The Liberal Party is defending one seat, however incumbent Gordon Rich-Phillips is retiring. The Liberal Democratic Party is defending one seat. Mehdi Sayed The Labor Party is defending two seats; however incumbent MLC Nina Taylor is contesting Albert Park for the party. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. Sustainable Australia
84-551: The electoral district of Narracan in the Victorian Legislative Assembly , following the death of a nominated candidate prior to the 2022 Victorian state election . On 21 November 2022, it was reported that the Nationals candidate for the district of Narracan , Shaun Gilchrist, had been found dead. Under electoral law, this means that the lower house election for Narracan was declared as "failed" by
96-734: The Victorian Electoral Commission. A supplementary election was held for that seat at 28 January 2023. The Legislative Council (upper house) election for that district (which is part of the Eastern Victoria Region ), was held as scheduled on 26 November. The Labor Party and the Nationals did not contest the supplementary election, and the Animal Justice Party and Family First Victoria nominated new candidates. Australian Values Party The Australian Values Party ( AVP )
108-416: The election. The Liberal / National Coalition is defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party is defending one seat. The Animal Justice Party is defending one seat. Storm Hellmuth 2023 Narracan state supplementary election Gary Blackwood Liberal Wayne Farnham Liberal The 2023 Narracan state supplementary election was held on 28 January 2023 to elect the next member for
120-971: The election: Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal / National Coalition are defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party are defending one seat. John O'Brien The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending two seats. The Transport Matters Party are defending one seat. The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending one seat. The Greens are defending one seat. The Reason Party are defending one seat. Colin Mancell The Labor Party
132-650: The party. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party is defending one seat, however MLC Catherine Cumming defected from the party prior to taking her seat in the Legislative Council and later sat as an independent. She is contesting this election for the Angry Victorians Party Fred Ackerman Walter Villagonzalo Sam Alcordo Mark Barrow Esther Demian The Labor Party is defending two seats, however incumbent Labor MLC Jaala Pulford retired close to
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#1732780736893144-583: Was an Australian political party founded in 2021 by ADF veteran Heston Russell. The party's main focus was veterans' rights, although it had policy positions on other subjects as well. The party was disbanded in June 2023 and voluntarily deregistered the following month. The party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission as a political party on 18 January 2022, after applying for registration on 17 September 2021. The Australian Values Party fielded candidates in
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