# Candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election

This is a list of the candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election.
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.

## Retiring MPs

The following members did not contest the election:

### Labor

* Luke Donnellan MLA (Narre Warren North) – lost preselection 13 December 2021
* Nazih Elasmar MLC (Northern Metropolitan)
* John Eren MLA (Lara) – announced 26 November 2021
* Martin Foley MLA (Albert Park) – announced 23 June 2022
* Mark Gepp MLC (Northern Victoria) – announced 2 December 2021
* Danielle Green MLA (Yan Yean) – announced 24 November 2021
* Dustin Halse MLA (Ringwood) – announced 24 November 2021
* Jill Hennessy MLA (Altona) – announced 24 November 2021
* Marlene Kairouz MLA (Kororoit) – lost preselection 13 December 2021
* James Merlino MLA (Monbulk) – announced 23 June 2022
* Frank McGuire MLA (Broadmeadows) – lost preselection 13 December 2021
* Lisa Neville MLA (Bellarine) – announced 23 June 2022
* Martin Pakula MLA (Keysborough) – announced 23 June 2022
* Jaala Pulford MLC (Western Victoria) – announced 28 October 2022
* Robin Scott MLA (Preston) – lost preselection 13 December 2021
* Richard Wynne MLA (Richmond) – announced 25 November 2021

### Liberal

* Bruce Atkinson MLC (Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 9 June 2022
* Gary Blackwood MLA (Narracan) – announced 9 November 2021
* Neale Burgess MLA (Hastings) – announced 11 November 2021
* Cathrine Burnett-Wake MLC (Eastern Victoria) – lost preselection 31 July 2022
* David Morris MLA (Mornington) – lost preselection 10 December 2021
* Craig Ondarchie MLC (Northern Metropolitan) – lost preselection 24 July 2022
* Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC (South Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 17 June 2022
* Tim Smith MLA (Kew) – announced 7 November 2021

### National

* Steph Ryan MLA (Euroa) – announced 5 July 2022

### Independent

* Russell Northe MLA (Morwell) – announced 26 July 2022

## Legislative Assembly

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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Greens candidate | AJP candidate | Family First candidate | Freedom candidate | Other candidates |
| Albert Park | Labor | Nina Taylor | Lauren Sherson (Lib) | Kim Samiotis | Cassandra Westwood | Viorel Bradea | Elizabeth Antunovic | Georgie Dragwidge (Ind) Lance Smart (LDP) |
| Ashwood | Labor | Matt Fregon | Asher Judah (Lib) | Peter Morgan | Milton Griffiths | Keith Geyer | Norman F. Baker | Michael Doyle (Ind) Lynnette Saloumi (Ind) |
| Bass | Labor | Jordan Crugnale | Aaron Brown (Lib) Brett Tessari (Nat) | Callum Bugbird | Elly Mousellis | Martin Verhagen | Marcus Munday | Meg Edwards (Ind) Jeni Jobe (Ind) Mark O'Neill (DLP) |
| Bayswater | Labor | Jackson Taylor | Nick Wakeling (Lib) | Nadia Sirninger Rankin | Alyssa Wormald | Gary Coombes | Chris Field | Thomas Dolan (DLP) Chloe Mackallah (Ind) Ashley Heap (LCA) |
| Bellarine | Labor | Alison Marchant | Donnie Grigau (Lib) | Rachel Semmens | Adam Cardilini | Guy Manuell | Kylee Muse | Sarah Fenton (Ind) Brett Anthony Ritchie (DHJP) Brendan Taylor (AVP) |
| Benambra | Liberal | Mark Tait | Bill Tilley (Lib) | Luke Brady | Mike Fuery | Janelle Stratton | Adrian James O'Brien | Jacqui Hawkins (Ind) Dean Rossiter (LDP) |
| Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Darin Schade (Lib) | Michael Tolhurst | Vyonne McLelland-Howe | Evelyn Keetelaar | – | James Laurie (Ind) Ben Mihail (PHON) |
| Bendigo West | Labor | Maree Edwards | Ken Price (Lib) | James Searle | Victoria Maxwell | Steve Serpell | Richard Woolley | Matthew Bansemer (Ind) Marilyn Nuske (Ind) Wayne Taylor (LCA) |
| Bentleigh | Labor | Nick Staikos | Debbie Taylor-Haynes (Lib) | Alana Galli-McRostie | David Harris | Paul Ryan | – | Simon Gnieslaw (Ind) |
| Berwick | Liberal | Malik Zaveer | Brad Battin (Lib) | Hayley Perry | Katherine Dolheguy | Joel van der Horst | Kerry Haupt | – |
| Box Hill | Labor | Paul Hamer | Nicole Ta-Ei Werner (Lib) | Joanne Shan | Sebastian Folloni | Gary Ong | Alicia Riera | Paul Dean (DLP) Cameron Liston (Ind) Wayne Tseng (Ind) |
| Brighton | Liberal | Louise Crawford | James Newbury (Lib) | Sarah Dekiere | Alicia Walker | Nick Sciola | – | John Casley (Ind) Felicity Frederico (Ind) Sally Gibson (Ind) |
| Broadmeadows | Labor | Kathleen Matthews-Ward | Baris Duzova (Lib) | Joe Aguilus | Candace Feild | Bienne Tam | – | Mohamed Elmustapha (Ind) Omar Hassan (VS) Arie Huybregts (Ind) Ben Sutter (RP) |
| Brunswick | Greens | Mike Williams | Minh Quan Nguyen (Lib) | Tim Read | Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne | Lilian Sabry Shaker | – | Shea Evans (RP) Nahui Jimenez (VS) Kenneth Taylor (Ind) |
| Bulleen | Liberal | Ian Rogers | Matthew Guy (Lib) | Kellie Stafford | Elnaz Jafari | Jason Stokes | Voula Patrikios | Sanjeev Sabhlok (Ind) |
| Bundoora | Labor | Colin Brooks | Sahil Tomar (Lib) | Julie O'Brien | Bella Holgate | Ethan Jones | Andrew Lu | Eric Koelmeyer (Ind) |
| Carrum | Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | Bec Buchanan (Lib) | Jayde Lillico | Taylor Macgregor Owen | Jeremy Cameron | Georgia Erevindis | Damian Willis (Ind) |
| Caulfield | Liberal | Lior Harel | David Southwick (Lib) | Rachel Iampolski | Asher Myerson | Lynne Edwell | – | Michael Abelman (LDP) Nomi Kaltmann (Ind) |
| Clarinda | Labor | Meng Heang Tak | Anthony Richardson (Lib) | Jessamine Moffett | Sue Litchfield | Karen Hastings | Steve Wolfe | Hung Vo (Ind) Caroline White (Ind) |
| Cranbourne | Labor | Pauline Richards | Jagdeep Singh (Lib) | Kiran Vempati | Gwynne Brennan | Bradley Harvey | Gerardine Hansen | Chris Norton (DLP) Peter Bernard Philpott (DHJP) |
| Croydon | Liberal | Sorina Grasso | David Hodgett (Lib) | Brendan Powell | Harley McDonald-Eckersall | Dan Nebauer | – | Sophia de Wit (DLP) |
| Dandenong | Labor | Gabrielle Williams | Karen Broadley (Lib) | Matthew Kirwan | Andrew Klop | Audrey Harmse | Anthony Levchenko | Tham Turner (LDP) |
| Eildon | Liberal | Jane Judd | Cindy McLeish (Lib) | Wil Mikelsons | Chloe Bond | Tim Lacey | Joshua Rusic | Kammy Cordner Hunt (Ind) Robert Thornton (Ind) |
| Eltham | Labor | Vicki Ward | Jason McClintock (Lib) | Alex Grimes | Catriona Marshall | Hugh Stubley | – | Leila Karimi (DLP) |
| Essendon | Labor | Danny Pearson | Angelo Baronessa (Lib) | Jared Prentis | Gayle Williams | Margaret Muir | David Wright | Nicholas Hope (RP) Daniel Nair Dadich (VS) |
| Eureka | Labor | Michaela Settle | Paul Tatchell (Lib) | Sam McColl | Wendy Morrison | Adrian Garcia | Antony Giampaolo | Mark Banwell (Ind) Michael Ray (Ind) Nicola Reid (Ind) Tabitha Rickard (DLP) |
| Euroa | National | Angela Tough | Annabelle Cleeland* (Nat) Brad Hearn (Lib) | James Bennett | Elaine Haddock | Paul Bachelor | Raymond Rowbotham | – |
| Evelyn | Liberal | Lorna Dent | Bridget Vallence (Lib) | Andrew Henley | Jan Heald | Jeanette Dobson | – | Nat De Francesco (Ind) Rosalie De Francesco (Ind) |
| Footscray | Labor | Katie Hall | Emete Joesika (Lib) | Elena Pereyra | Shohre Mansouri Jajaee | Russell Muir | | Alan Williams (DLP) Jorge Jorquera (VS) |
| Frankston | Labor | Paul Edbrooke | Michael O'Reilly (Lib) | Emily Green | Elizabeth Johnston | Richard Brown | Dragan Suric | Chrysten Abraham (LDP) Darren Bergwerf (Ind) Henry Kelsall (Ind) |
| Geelong | Labor | Christine Couzens | James Bennett-Hullin (Lib) | Aleisha Smith | Bob Motta | Madeleine Parker-Hill | – | Angela Carr (Ind) Stephen Juhasz (Ind) |
| Gippsland East | National | Stephen Richardson | Tim Bull (Nat) | Nissa Ling | Sally Court | Carl John Fechner | Ed Barnes | Ricky Muir (SFF) |
| Gippsland South | National | Denise Ryan | Danny O'Brien (Nat) | Jay Tiziani-Simpson | Helen Jeges | Paul Furlong | Angela Newnham | Clay Esler (Ind) |
| Glen Waverley | Liberal | John Mullahy | Neil Angus (Lib) | Steph Partridge | Maddy Hance | Kristeen Huisman | Joyce Harris | Scott Marsh (DLP) |
| Greenvale | Labor | Iwan Walters | Usman Ghani (Lib) | Clara Santa-Isabel | Rosanna Furina | Maria Bengtsson | Lauren Styles | Mutullah Can Yolbulan (VS) Fatma Erciyas (Ind) |
| Hastings | Liberal | Paul Mercurio | Briony Hutton (Lib) | Paul Saunders | Tyson Jack | Tom Sabo | Felicity Benson | Camille de Wit (DLP) Robert Whitehill (Ind) |
| Hawthorn | Labor | John Kennedy | John Pesutto (Lib) | Nick Savage | Faith Fuhrer | Ken Triantafillis | – | Stratton Bell (DLP) Melissa Lowe (Ind) Richard Peppard (LDP) |
| Ivanhoe | Labor | Anthony Carbines | Bernadette Khoury (Lib) | Emily Bieber | Sonja Ristevski | Sarah Hayward | – | Craig Langdon (Ind) |
| Kalkallo | Labor | Ros Spence | Bikram Singh (Lib) | Muhammad Nisar Ul Murtaza | Frances Lowe | Das Sayer | – | Sergio Monsalve Tobon (VS) Callum John French (Ind) Jimmy George Parel (Ind) Smiley Sandhu (ND) |
| Kew | Liberal | Lucy Skelton | Jess Wilson (Lib) | Jackie Carter | Ruby Schofield | Ann Seeley | – | Finlay Davis (Ind) Kym Sullivan (Ind) Sophie Torney (Ind) |
| Kororoit | Labor | Luba Grigorovitch | John Fletcher (Lib) | Ben Chester | Katherine Divita | Melanie Milutinovic | – | Joh Bauch (Ind) Zuzanna Brown (DLP) Jaz Chandok (ND) Belle Gibson (VS) |
| Lara | Labor | Ella George | Ralph Krein (Lib) | Courtney Gardner | Peter Kelly | Steve Rankine | – | Sarah Hathway (Ind) Maxim Payne (LDP) Ash Taylor (AVP) |
| Laverton | Labor | Sarah Connolly | Raja Reddy (Lib) | Braishna Durzada | Pouya Bagheri | David Fry | Trent Raymond | Rufo Paredes (Ind) Catherine Robertson (VS) Gurneet Soni (ND) Michael Wirth (DLP) |
| Lowan | National | Mick Monaghan | Emma Kealy (Nat) | Richard Lane | Tamasin Ramsay | Robert Coleman | – | Richard Etherton (AVP) Amanda Mead (Ind) |
| Macedon | Labor | Mary-Anne Thomas | Dominic Bonanno (Lib) | Marley McRae McLeod | Iris Bergmann | Chris McCormack | Kerryn Sedgman | Huntly Barton (Ind) Amanda Evezard (PHON) |
| Malvern | Liberal | Darren Natale | Michael O'Brien (Lib) | Mitchell Fuller | Amelia Natoli | Judy Schmidt | – | Steve Stefanopoulos (Ind) |
| Melbourne | Greens | Rebecca Thistleton | George Palackalody (Lib) | Ellen Sandell | Rabin Bangaar | Michael Janson | Steven Smith | Laylah Al-Saimary (Ind) Colleen Bolger (VS) Nicola Foxworthy (RP) |
| Melton | Labor | Steve McGhie | Graham Watt (Lib) | Praise Morris | Fiona Adin-James | Richard Brunt | Tony Dobran | Ashley Alp (DLP) Jarrod Bingham (Ind) Ian Birchall (Ind) Paul Blackborrow (SFF) Lucienne Ciappara (HAP) Samantha Donald (DHJP) Jasleen Kaur (Ind) Jason Perera (Ind) |
| Mildura | Independent | Stella Zigouras | Jade Benham* (Nat) Paul Matheson (Lib) | Katie Clements | Angylina Zayn | Brad Stratton | Phillippe Brougham | Ali Cupper (Ind) Glenn Milne (Ind) Sonia Brymer (Ind) Felicity Sharpe (DLP) |
| Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | Paige Yap (Lib) | Chris Kearney | Marcia Simons | Craig Anderson | Andrew Filippopoulos | – |
| Monbulk | Labor | Daniela De Martino | Gareth Ward (Lib) | Michael Ormsby | Leah Folloni | David Higgins | Veronica Barnes | Craig Cole (Ind) Johanna Skelton (Ind) |
| Mordialloc | Labor | Tim Richardson | Phillip Pease (Lib) | Daniel Lessa | Chi Vo | Patrick Lum | Deborah Albrecht | Sarah O'Donnell (Ind) Phil Reid (Ind) |
| Mornington | Liberal | Georgia Fowler | Chris Crewther (Lib) | Harry Sinclair | Leonie Schween | Ross Hayward | Paul Pettitt | Jane Agirtan (Ind) Kate Lardner (Ind) |
| Morwell | Independent | Kate Maxfield | Martin Cameron* (Nat) Dale Harriman (Lib) | Rochelle Hine | Jessica McAuliffe | Brendan Clarke | Alexander Maidana | Sharon Gibson (Ind) Allan Hicken (PHON) Tracie Lund (Ind) David Snelling (SFF) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Michael Piastrino (Lib) | Robert Lim | David Mould | Jane Foreman | Aidan McLindon | Ian Cook (Ind) Howard Lee (Ind) Fotini Theodossopoulou (Ind) Joseph Toscano (Ind) Maree Wood (DLP) |
| Murray Plains | National | Damien Hurrell | Peter Walsh (Nat) | John Brownstein | Glenys Leung | Cameron MacPherson | Katia Bish | Andrea Otto (Ind) |
| Narracan | Liberal | – | Wayne Farnham (Lib) | Alyssa Weaver | Austin Cram | Brendan Clarke | Leonie Blackwell | Michael Abelman (LDP) Sophia Camille De Wit (DLP) Ian Honey (Ind) Annemarie McCabe (Ind) Casey Murphy (PHON) Tony Wolfe (Ind) |
| Narre Warren North | Labor | Belinda Wilson | Timothy Dragan (Lib) | Laura McLean | Sheree Gardner | Christine Elkins | Craig Parker | Stephen Capon (Ind) Stephen Matulec (LDP) Monique Ruyter (SFF) Andrew Zmegac (DLP) |
| Narre Warren South | Labor | Gary Maas | Annette Samuel (Lib) | Susanna Moore | Michael Gallagher | Jacqueline Harvey | Geoff Hansen | Tylere Baker-Pearce (Ind) Christine Skrobo (LDP) |
| Nepean | Labor | Chris Brayne | Sam Groth (Lib) | Esther Gleixner | Pamela Engelander | Janny Dijkman | Hank Leine | Charelle Ainslie (Ind) Jay Miller (CPP) Cynthia Skruzny (DLP) Elizabeth Woolcock (Ind) |
| Niddrie | Labor | Ben Carroll | Alan Youhana (Lib) | Declan McGinness | Shannon Meilak | Joanne Garcia | Frank Maugeri | Georgia Grammenos (ND) Holly Kruse (DLP) Brad Reich (VS) |
| Northcote | Labor | Kat Theophanous | Stewart Todhunter (Lib) | Campbell Gome | Tim Oseckas | Kathrine Ashton | Anastacia Ntouni | Anthony Cave (LDP) April Clarke (RP) Kath Larkin (VS) |
| Oakleigh | Labor | Steve Dimopoulos | Jim Grivokostopoulos (Lib) | Hsiang-Han Hsieh | Loraine Fabb | Edward Sok | Anthony Jacobs | Dominique Murphy (Ind) Parashos Kioupelis (Ind) |
| Ovens Valley | National | Zuvele Leschen | Tim McCurdy (Nat) | Zoe Kromar | Aisha Slater | Anna Wise | Mark Bugge | Julian Fidge (LDP) |
| Pakenham | Labor | Emma Vulin | David Farrelly (Lib) | Michelle Maibaum | Hannah Pledger-Firth | Christopher Gore | Sammi Clarke | Brett Owen (Ind) Sarasadat Sarkeshik (DLP) Angela Siladji (PHON) Rajvir Singh Sagoo (Ind) Elissa Smith (LCA) |
| Pascoe Vale | Labor | Anthony Cianflone | Tom Wright (Lib) | Angelica Panopoulos | Elizabeth Adams | Richard Cimbaro | – | Sue Bolton (Ind) Margee Glover (RP) Madaleine Hah (VS) |
| Point Cook | Labor | Mathew Hilakari | Angela Newhouse (Lib) | Shamsher Khan | Terri Beech | Carolyn Cronkwright | Adrian Abdulovski | Rakhi P. Chaudhary (ND) Joe Garra (Ind) Lisa Jane Gatti (TMP) Scott Grimley (DHJP) Daniel Hamman (DLP) Emma Law (HAP) Alex McAulay (VS) Shwetali Sawant (Ind) Larry Zhao (Ind) |
| Polwarth | Liberal | Hutch Hussein | Richard Riordan (Lib) | Hilary McAllister | Elisha Atchison | Hollie Hunter | – | Denes C. Borsos (Ind) Joseph Vincent Remenyi (DHJP) |
| Prahran | Greens | Wesa Chau | Matthew Lucas (Lib) | Sam Hibbins | Alice Le Huray | Ronald Emilsen | – | Alan Menadue (Ind) |
| Preston | Labor | Nathan Lambert | Amanda Paliouras (Lib) | Patchouli Paterson | Rachel Unicomb | Raouf Soliman | Angelique Matias | Gaetano Greco (Ind) Carmen Lahiff Jenkins (RP) Steph Price (VS) Brian Sanaghan (Ind) |
| Richmond | Labor | Lauren O'Dwyer | Lucas Moon (Lib) | Gabrielle de Vietri | Lis Viggers | Markus Freiverts | – | Jeremy Cowen (RP) Roz Ward (VS) |
| Ringwood | Labor | Will Fowles | Cynthia Watson (Lib) | Reuben Steen | Nicholas Rowe | Richard Griffith-Jones | Robyn M. Siemer | Gary Ryan (DLP) |
| Ripon | Liberal | Martha Haylett | Louise Staley (Lib) | Earl James | Holly Sitters | Craig George | – | Bernard Quince (Ind) Luke Smith (SFF) Wren Louise Wilson (DHJP) |
| Rowville | Liberal | Mannie Verma | Kim Wells (Lib) | Angelica di Camillo | Diane Glenane | Stephen Burgess | Peterine Smulders | Nicole Seymour (Ind) |
| Sandringham | Liberal | Bettina Prescott | Brad Rowswell (Lib) | Alysia Regan | Barbara Eppingstall | Jill Chalmers | – | Rodney Campbell (Ind) Clarke Martin (Ind) Karla Zmegac (DLP) |
| Shepparton | Independent | Liam Cowan | Cheryl Hammer (Lib) Kim O'Keeffe* (Nat) | Ian Christoe | Katherine Taylor | Alison White | Diane M. Teasdale | Suzanna Sheed (Ind) Sueie McGrath (DLP) |
| South Barwon | Labor | Darren Cheeseman | Andrew Katos (Lib) | Genevieve Dawson-Scott | Naomi Adams | Alan Barron | Simone Tomlinson | Leone Bates (DLP) Jeynelle Marie Dean (DHJP) |
| South-West Coast | Liberal | Kylie Gaston | Roma Britnell (Lib) | Thomas Campbell | Jacinta Anderson | Chris Brunt | – | Carol Altmann (Ind) Jim Doukas (Ind) James Brash Grimley (DHJP) Michael McCluskey (Ind) |
| St Albans | Labor | Natalie Suleyman | Maria Kerr (Lib) | Joel Bentley | Jason Caracassis | Russell Walton | Kim Cullen | Mark Hobart (DLP) Zaffer Mannan (ND) Virginia Tachos (Ind) Van Thanh Rudd (VS) |
| Sunbury | Labor | Josh Bull | Simmone Cottom (Lib) | Richard Burke | Rohanna Mohr | Charles Pace | – | Peter Bayliss (DLP) James Gallagher (VS) Rushi Vijaykumar Patel (ND) |
| Sydenham | Labor | Natalie Hutchins | Joseph Cullia (Lib) | Maggie Ralph | Karina Leung | Marvet Tawadros | Alejandro Ramos | Hajar Chlihi (VS) Jakueline Radovani (DLP) |
| Tarneit | Labor | Dylan Wight | Preet Singh (Lib) | Clare Miller | Maurita Rahn | Thomas Jeffrey | Erum Maqsood | Aijaz Moinuddin (Ind) Jaydeep Patel (ND) Claudio Uribe (VS) |
| Thomastown | Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | Gurdawar Singh (Lib) | Matt Sinapi | Evie Levens | Colleen McNamara | – | Kelly Cvetkova (VS) |
| Warrandyte | Liberal | Naomi Oakley | Ryan Smith (Lib) | Deepak Joshi | Nicola Rae | Richard Vernay | – | Cynthia Pilli (Ind) |
| Wendouree | Labor | Juliana Addison | Samantha McIntosh (Lib) | Ellen Burns | Bryn Hills | Ian Harkness | – | Dianne Colbert (DLP) |
| Werribee | Labor | Tim Pallas | Mia Shaw (Lib) | Jack Boddeke | Josh Segrave | Matthew Emerson | Mark Strother | Patrizia Barcatta (Ind) Kathryn Breakwell (DLP) Trevor Russell Collins (TMP) Karen Hogan (HAP) Paul Hopper (Ind) Heni Cazlynn Kwan (Ind) Sue Munro (VS) Prashant Tandon (ND) Patricia Anne Wicks (DHJP) |
| Williamstown | Labor | Melissa Horne | Daria Kellander (Lib) | Suzette Rodoreda | Patricia Mackevicius | Joshua Mosely | Alexander Ansalone | Rochelle Fisher (DLP) Julien Q. Macandili (VS) |
| Yan Yean | Labor | Lauren Kathage | Richard Welch (Lib) | Samantha Mason | Ruth Parramore | James Hall | Con Bouroutzis | Mandy Anne Grimley (DHJP) Alexandar Krstic (SFF) Jack Wooldridge (DLP) |

## Legislative Council

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 (*).

### Eastern Victoria

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.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates | DLP candidates | PHON candidates |
| Tom McIntosh* Harriet Shing* Jannette Langley Marg D'Arcy Amie Templar-Kanshlo | Renee Heath* (Lib) Melina Bath* (Nat) David Burgess (Lib) Sharn Coombes (Lib) Mick Harrington (Nat) | Mat Morgan Rodrigo Bardales Adam Frogley Jessica Wheelock Lynda Wheelock | Thomas Forrest Mark Smith | Phillip Semmel Catherine Kennedy | Warren Pickering Jeff Waddell |
| SFF candidates | LDP candidates | Justice candidates | Freedom candidates | AJP candidates | Family First candidates |
| Jeff Bourman* Kerrie-Anne Muir | Rob McCathie Samuel Fink | Lachlan O'Connell Ruth Stanfield | Greg Hansford Raymond Akers | Austin Cram Jennifer McAdam | Milton Wilde Natasha Sawtell |
| Restore Democracy candidates | Reason candidates | UAP candidates | Socialists candidates | Angry Victorians candidates | Companions & Pets candidates |
| Cengiz Coksun Connie Coksun | Dean Barnes Eve Cash | James Unkles Paul Wilson | Richard Mann Natalie Acreman | Shane Casey Virginia Rizzo Ben Marshall | Sean Eddy John Hutchinson |
| Health candidates | Sustainable candidates | New Democrats candidates | TMP candidates | Ungrouped candidate |
| Kristy Wallace Tania White | Sophie Paterson Anthony Cresswell | Srilakshmi Ajjampura Komalben Darji Namrata Shah | Mark Dunn Ralf Troshen | John O'Brien |

### North Eastern Metropolitan

The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending two seats. The Transport Matters Party are defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Reason candidates | SFF candidates | Justice candidates |
| Shaun Leane* Sonja Terpstra* Nildhara Gadani Rana Javed Kieran Simpson | Matthew Bach* Nick McGowan* Kirsten Langford Irene Ling Sally Houget | Aiv Puglielli* Liz Chase Asher Cookson Sarah Newman Sophia Sun | Nina Springle Francis Cairns | Chris Banhidy Hugh Hanson | Judith Thompson Annette Philpott |
| AJP candidates | Sustainable candidates | Health candidates | Socialists candidates | TMP candidates | LDP candidates |
| Chris Delforce Angel Aleksov | Jack Corcoran Willian Clow | Leesa Munro Andrew Hicks | Lucas Moore Lillian Kopschewa | Rod Barton Kim Guest | Maya Tesa Josh Lay |
| DLP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Hugh Dolan James Tra George Tsingopoulos Brenton van der Ende | Peter Richardson Willian Turner | Nathan Scaglione Irene Zivkovic | Alister Cameron Nina van Strijp | Greg Cheeseman Daniella Heatherich | Anna Negri Nicholas Wallis |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates |
| Wally Edwards Joe Gianfriddo | Husyin Cobankara Serife Cobankara | Julia Jones Craig Read | Darshan Lal Pushpdeep Singh Rajat Garg |

### Northern Metropolitan

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.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Reason candidates | SFF candidates | Justice candidates |
| Sheena Watt* Enver Erdogan* Susie Byers Chloe Gaul Ramy Aljalil | Evan Mulholland* Owen Guest Hafiz Qadeer Tim Staker-Gunn Melinda Tempany | Samantha Ratnam* Sarah Jefford Esther Kennedy Michael Leach Kenna Morrison | Fiona Patten Marcella Brassett Jenn Clark Tali Jagielski Judy Ryan | Ethan Constantinou Ben Podger | Thomas Stanfield Simone Philpott-Smart |
| AJP candidates | Socialists candidates | Health candidates | Sustainable candidates | DLP candidates | LDP candidates |
| Leah Horsfall Bruce Poon | Jerome Small Cathy Lewis | Lisa Taggart Gabrielle Brody | Alison Pridham Darryl Budgeon | Adem Somyurek* Cary de Wit | Paul Silverberg Rachel Versteegen |
| TMP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Georgia Diamantopoulos Francesco Raco | Matthew Considine Jessica Davis | Kelly Moran Scott McCamish | Imad Hirmiz Denise Lowry | Damien Richardson Cameron Stoddart | Andrew Hale Renee Thompson |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
| Jake Cashion Nickee Freeman | Hatice Yesilagac Berke Yolcu | Pauline Gruntzer Linda Pullen | Vikram Bhinder Amita Ros Pushpinder Singh | Colin Mancell |

### Northern Victoria

The Labor Party 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.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | SFF candidates | Reason candidates | Justice candidates |
| Jaclyn Symes* James McWhinney Gareth Mills Rahn Krammaer Mitch Bridges | Wendy Lovell* (Lib) Gaelle Broad* (Nat) Amanda Millar (Lib) Rob Amos (Nat) Jillian Merkel (Lib) | Cate Sinclair Robin Chapman Rosemary Storey Ralf Thesing Lenka Thompson | Josh Knight Peter Watkins | Melanie Sharp Callum Chapman | Tania Maxwell John Herron |
| Sustainable candidates | Socialists candidates | AJP candidates | Health candidates | TMP candidates | LDP candidates |
| Ian Chivers Allen Doenson | Karen Hocking Emma Dynes | Georgie Purcell* Michelle McGoldrick | Kim Warner Shaun Moran | Scott Cowie Neil Cullen | Tim Quilty Tim Molesworth |
| DLP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Mark Royal Ross McPhee | Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell* Nadine Edwards-Scott | Geoff Shaw Elijah Suares | Michael White Carol Norton-Smith | Christopher Neil Henk Wallenborn | Christopher McInally Adam Miller |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates |
| Mark Jones Melanie Tomlin | Yasemin Ceylan Mukadder Orhan | Laura Barnes Robert Britton | Brijesh Chopra Kuldeep Der Erin Sharma Ravinder Rana |

### South Eastern Metropolitan

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 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.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Reason candidates | SFF candidates | Justice candidates |
| Lee Tarlamis* Michael Galea* Tien Kieu Imran Khan Katrina Sullivan | Ann-Marie Hermans* Manjunatha Hanumantharayappa Michael Keane Antonietta Moricca Samuel Lyndon | Alex Breskin Dewani Harahap Karen Jones Louisa Willoughby Janet Wong | Martin Leahy Ethan Mileikowski | Will Healy Grant Poulton | Derryn Hinch Mohit Dwivedi |
| Sustainable candidates | TMP candidates | Socialists candidates | DLP candidates | Health candidates | AJP candidates |
| Brandon Hoult Steven Armstrong | Norm Dunn Toni Peters | Lavanya Thavaraja Jaynaya Travis | Jen Bowden Khalif White | Geraldine Gonsalvez Kate Lukis | Bronwyn Currie Davina Hinkley |
| LDP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| David Limbrick* Ethelyn King | Beth Stevens Cyndi Marr | Matt Babet Jatinder Singh | Lee Jones Colleen Hayward | Morgan Jonas Rebekah Spelman | Rachel Payne* Jeffrey Knipe |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
| Barry Minster George Moliviatis | Daniel Puscasu Rodica Puscasu Ianculescu | Wendy Hutchinson Marissa Sarif | Bhaveshkumar Lakhatariya Bhavika Patel Satinder Singh Nilam Panchal | Mehdi Sayed |

### Southern Metropolitan

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 is defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Reason candidates | SFF candidates | Justice candidates |
| John Berger* Ryan Batchelor* Clive Crosby Lynn Psaila Muhammad Shabazz | David Davis* Georgie Crozier* Nick Stavrou Monica Clark Andrew Litwinow | Katherine Copsey* John Friend-Perera Anna Parker Kylie Rocha Shanae Rowick | Andrew Johnson Stephen Jasper | Nicole Bourmann Michelle Collyer | Michele Dale Ellie Sullivan |
| AJP candidates | DLP candidates | Health candidates | Sustainable candidates | Socialists candidates | TMP candidates |
| Ben Schultz Mia Davies | Theodore Tsiongas Dean Chambers | Kellie Thomas Mark Lambrick | Clifford Hayes Bettina Terry | Jack Todaro Liam Kruger | Marc Peters Paul Tammesild |
| LDP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Matthew Ford David Segal | Craig Pickering Chris Bradbury | Leon Kofmansky Ronald Jean | Vickie Janson Alex Van Der End | Natasha Kons Madeleine Kons | Ben Howman Marc Selan |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates |
| Dean Hurlston Robert Kamp | Reyhan Adanir Nursin Akdogan | Joan Molyneux Max Winch | Krishna Brahmbhatt Jigarkumar Chaudhary Ravinder Marwaha |

### Western Metropolitan

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 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
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Reason candidates | SFF candidates | Justice candidates |
| Lizzie Blandthorn* Ingrid Stitt* Cesar Melhem Cuc Lam Nurul Khan | Moira Deeming* Trung Luu* Golam Haque Luan Walker Manish Patel | Bernadette Thomas Sarah Bray Lloyd Davies Isabella McRae McLeod Pierre Vairo | David Thirkettle-Watts Harry Millward | Geoff Ashby Ken Vickers | Peter Sullivan Jean-Marie D'Argent |
| DLP candidates | Health candidates | Sustainable candidates | TMP candidates | Socialists candidates | AJP candidates |
| Bernie Finn Thuy Kim Le | Isaac Golden Leiah Golden | Bert Jessup Dennis Bilic | Greg Collins Daniel Lowinger | Liz Walsh Aran Mylvaganam | Meg Watkins Nat Kopas |
| LDP candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Anthony Cursio Liam Roche | Ursula Van Bree Frank Vrionis | Andrew Cuthbertson Deepak Bansal | Darren Buller Mary Filmer | John McBride Dan McBride | David Ettershank* Raffaela Menter |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
| Catherine Cumming Adam Robinson Jennifer Zalme | Samson Palkuri Burcin Yalaz | Mary Britton Craig Treherne | Kaushaliya Vaghela Arix Bishnoi Yogesh Malhotra Anitha Palkuri Mohammed Shaik | Fred Ackerman Walter Villagonzalo Sam Alcordo Mark Barrow Esther Demian |

### Western Victoria

The Labor Party is defending two seats, however incumbent Labor MLC Jaala Pulford retired close to 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.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | SFF candidates | Reason candidates | Justice candidates |
| Jacinta Ermacora* Gayle Tierney* Megan Bridger-Darling Sue Pavlovich Heather Stokes | Beverley McArthur* (Lib) Joe McCracken* (Lib) Anita Rank (Nat) Angela Shearman (Lib) Robert Letts (Nat) | Sarah Mansfield* Judith Baldacchino John Barnes Eva van der Vlies Linda Zibell | Ben Collyer Greame Standen | Emma Sinclair Olivia Hurley | Stuart Grimley Simone O'Brien |
| DLP candidates | Sustainable candidates | Socialists candidates | TMP candidates | AJP candidates | LDP candidates |
| Costa Di Baise Ron Skruzny | Madeleine Wearne Robert Pascoe | Madilyn Gorman Abbey Randal | Eddie Dunn Antonela Kearns | Andy Meddick Hannah Wilshier | Julia McGrath Paul Barker |
| Health candidates | PHON candidates | UAP candidates | Family First candidates | Freedom candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates |
| Con Lazos Angelica Brennfleck | Terri Pryse-Smith Sabine De Pyle | Natalie Failla Keith Raymond | Dean Cronkwright Chioma Ikeh | Tony Kovac Vanessa Kovac | Andrew Dowling Melanie Humphrey |
| Angry Victorians candidates | Restore Democracy candidates | Companions and Pets candidates | New Democrats candidates | Ungrouped Candidates |
| Chris Burson Richard Beeck | Jake Finnigan Ismail Celikdogen Sinan Orhan | Geoff Collins Simone Fisher | Hardik Dave Cecilia Gomez Benitez Jaymik Patel Vijaykumar Kachhia | Storm Hellmuth |

## Resignations and disendorsements

| Date | Party | Candidate | Seat | Details |
| 4 July 2022 | Labor | Kacie Duncan | Morwell | Replaced by Kate Maxfield. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Greg Brown | Ovens Valley | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Philip Le Liu | | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Ingrid Maynard | Eastern Victoria | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos | | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Gabriel Rossi | Western Metropolitan | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Joanne Tadmore | | Party disbanded. |
| 13 August 2022 | Victorians | Oscar Yildiz | Northern Metropolitan | Party disbanded. |
| 12 October 2022 | Independent Liberal | Ben Lucas | Narracan | Withdrew and endorsed Liberal candidate Wayne Farnham. |
| October 2022 | Independent | Aaron Lim | Richmond | Withdrew for reasons unknown. |
| Pre-mid-November 2022 | Freedom | Nick Clonaridis | Eastern Victoria | Withdrew for reasons unknown. |
| Pre-mid-November 2022 | Conservative | Vern Hughes | Eastern Victoria | Withdrew for reasons unknown. |