# Candidates of the 2010 Victorian state election

This is a list of candidates for the 2010 Victorian state election. The election was held on 27 November 2010.

## Retiring MPs
### Labor

* Peter Batchelor MLA (Thomastown)
* Bob Cameron MLA (Bendigo West)
* Carlo Carli MLA (Brunswick)
* Judy Maddigan MLA (Essendon)
* Karen Overington MLA (Ballarat West)
* George Seitz MLA (Keilor)

### Liberal

* Helen Shardey MLA (Caulfield)
* John Vogels MLC (Western Victoria Region)

### National

* Ken Jasper MLA (Murray Valley)

## 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 candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | Other candidates |
| Albert Park | Labor | Martin Foley | Mark Lopez (Lib) | Ann Birrell | Josie Young | Katie Blakey (ASP) Serge Thomann (Ind) |
| Altona | Labor | Jill Hennessy | Mark Rose (Lib) | David Strangward | Liz Mumby | Brijender Nain (Ind) |
| Ballarat East | Labor | Geoff Howard | Ben Taylor (Lib) | Linda Zibell | Gary Greville | |
| Ballarat West | Labor | Sharon Knight | Craig Coltman (Lib) | Leon Dwyer | Dale Butterfield | Carl Wesley (CA) |
| Bass | Liberal | Gerry Lonergan | Ken Smith (Lib) | Neil Rankine | | Bruce Rogers (CA) |
| Bayswater | Liberal | Peter Lockwood | Heidi Victoria (Lib) | James Tennant | Gary Coombes | Ronald Prendergast (DLP) Sotiria Stratis (ASP) |
| Bellarine | Labor | Lisa Neville | Kurt Reiter (Lib) | Judy Baldacchino | Lara Duff | Mitch Cherry (SA) Klaus Clapinski (DLP) Stephen Juhasz (Ind) Nick McCallum (CA) |
| Benalla | National | Rowena Allen | Bill Sykes (Nat) | Kammy Cordner Hunt | | Rochelle Hunt (CA) Nicholas Williams (Ind) |
| Benambra | Liberal | John Williams | Bill Tilley (Lib) | Jenny O'Connor | Robert Cavedon | Haden Macaulay (CA) |
| Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Michael Langdon (Lib) Peter Schwarz (Nat) | Tim Bardsley | Belinda Guerra | Gary Hillier (ASP) Rod Leunig (CA) James Stewart (DLP) Ben Veitz (CDP) |
| Bendigo West | Labor | Maree Edwards | Anita Donlon (Lib) Steven Oliver (Nat) | Sue Ellen Radford | Frances Wintle | Sandra Caddy (DLP) Anne Foster (CDP) Trevor Phillips (CA) |
| Bentleigh | Labor | Rob Hudson | Elizabeth Miller (Lib) | Brett Hedger | Lex Graber | Julian Coutts (DLP) John Myers (Ind) |
| Box Hill | Liberal | Peter Chandler | Robert Clark (Lib) | Tim Baxter | Gary Ong | |
| Brighton | Liberal | Tom Daley | Louise Asher (Lib) | Margaret Beavis | Laurence Giddings | Alan Thompson (Ind) |
| Broadmeadows | Labor | John Brumby | Samli Ozturk (Lib) | Jaime de Loma-Osorio | | Kevin Butler (DLP) Peter Byrne (Ind) |
| Brunswick | Labor | Jane Garrett | Kyle Dadleh (Lib) | Cyndi Dawes | | Bill Cawte (Ind) Phil Cleary (Ind) Trent Hawkins (SA) Amy Mulcahy (ASP) |
| Bulleen | Liberal | Ivan Reid | Nicholas Kotsiras (Lib) | Fiona Mackenzie | Kevin Tan | Kelvin Eldridge (Ind) |
| Bundoora | Labor | Colin Brooks | Goldy Brar (Lib) | Tim Roberts | Luke Conlon | Karen-Joy McColl (Ind) Catherine O'Farrell (DLP) |
| Burwood | Labor | Bob Stensholt | Graham Watt (Lib) | Emily Kate Cowan | Iming Chan | Eamon Cole-Flynn (ASP) Lucia De Summa (DLP) |
| Carrum | Labor | Jenny Lindell | Donna Bauer (Lib) | Henry Kelsall | John Churchward | Steven Garland (Ind) Ewa Losinski (DLP) |
| Caulfield | Liberal | Heather Abramson | David Southwick (Lib) | Phillip Walker | Eric Labonne | Peter Brohier (Ind) Daniel Sapphire (Ind) |
| Clayton | Labor | Hong Lim | Justin Scott (Lib) | Matthew Billman | Darren Reid | Peter Bolling (DLP) |
| Cranbourne | Labor | Jude Perera | Geoff Ablett (Lib) | Hilary Bray | Steve Funke | Bob Halsall (Ind) Luke O'Connor (DLP) Amanda Stapledon (Ind) |
| Dandenong | Labor | John Pandazopoulos | Dale Key (Lib) | Matthew Kirwan | Damien Latcham | Christopher Blackburn (DLP) |
| Derrimut | Labor | Telmo Languiller | Wayne Tseng (Lib) | Geraldine Brooks | Colin Moyle | Michael Deverala (DLP) |
| Doncaster | Liberal | Charles Pick | Mary Wooldridge (Lib) | Nick Carson | Ken Smithies | |
| Eltham | Labor | Steve Herbert | Andrew Hart (Lib) | James Searle | Shane Porter | Trudi Aiashi (DLP) |
| Essendon | Labor | Justin Madden | Rebecca Gauci (Lib) | Rose Iser | | Paul Giuliano (Ind) Sarah Notaro (DLP) |
| Evelyn | Liberal | Peter Harris | Christine Fyffe (Lib) | Tania Giles | David Szabo | Craig Jenkin (CA) |
| Ferntree Gully | Liberal | Josh Cullinan | Nick Wakeling (Lib) | Steve Bullock | Allister Rouse | Martin Leahy (ASP) Tanya Murphy (DLP) |
| Footscray | Labor | Marsha Thomson | Ken Betts (Lib) | Janet Rice | | Catherine Cumming (Ind) Margarita Windisch (SA) |
| Forest Hill | Labor | Kirstie Marshall | Neil Angus (Lib) | Andrew Henley | Ivan Stratov | James Fung (DLP) Daniel Irwin (ASP) |
| Frankston | Labor | Alistair Harkness | Geoff Shaw (Lib) | Simon Tiller | Michael Pleiter | Shem Bennett (ASP) Denise de Graaff (DLP) Quinn McCormack (Ind) |
| Geelong | Labor | Ian Trezise | Alastair Thomson (Lib) | Bruce Lindsay | Len Lengyel | Matthew Schmidt (CA) Samantha Schultz (Ind) |
| Gembrook | Labor | Tammy Lobato | Brad Battin* (Lib) Peter McConachy (Nat) | Brent Hall | Rebecca Filliponi | Robert Belcher (Ind) Frank Dean (Ind) Alex Krstic (CA) Larry Norman (DLP) Hayden Ostrom Brown (Ind) |
| Gippsland East | Independent | Gregg Cook | Sonia Buckley (Lib) Tim Bull* (Nat) | Jill Redwood | | Craig Ingram (Ind) Deborah Meester (CA) |
| Gippsland South | National | Steve Boyce | Peter Ryan (Nat) | Kate Jackson | | John Hirt (CA) |
| Hastings | Liberal | Steve Hosking | Neale Burgess (Lib) | Catherine Manning | Melanie Marcin | Rob Jones (DLP) Aldona Martin (Ind) Dan Martin (CA) Joe Mavrikos (ASP) |
| Hawthorn | Liberal | John McNally | Ted Baillieu (Lib) | Jenny Henty | Peter Grounds | |
| Ivanhoe | Labor | Anthony Carbines | Carl Ziebell (Lib) | Paul Kennedy | | Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka (Ind) Stephen Smith (DLP) |
| Keilor | Labor | Natalie Hutchins | Damon Ryder (Lib) | Lisa Asbury | Scott Amberley | Harpreet Walia (Ind) |
| Kew | Liberal | Kate Jackson | Andrew McIntosh (Lib) | Emma Henley | Timothy Hunter | |
| Kilsyth | Liberal | Vicki Setches | David Hodgett (Lib) | Justin-Paul Sammons | Daniel Harrison | Reinhard Dekter (DLP) Sam Haughton-Greene (ASP) Shane McKenzie (Ind) |
| Kororoit | Labor | Marlene Kairouz | Goran Kesic (Lib) | Anastasia Smietanka | Glenn Rozec | Kathy Majdlik (Ind) |
| Lara | Labor | John Eren | Robert Eyton (Lib) | Rob Leach | Glenn Colla | Keith McDermott (CA) |
| Lowan | National | Mandy Kirsopp | Hugh Delahunty (Nat) | Ben Wilkie | Randall Reimer | |
| Lyndhurst | Labor | Tim Holding | Tony Holland (Lib) | Nina Springle | Heather Wheatley | Gordon Ford (Ind) Hung Vo (Ind) Yien Machar Wang (DLP) |
| Macedon | Labor | Joanne Duncan | Tristan Weston (Lib) | Nicky Haslinghouse | Judith Hungerford | Lorraine Beyer (Ind) Gavin Greaves (CA) Sharon Lane (DLP) Mahinda Samararatna (Ind) |
| Malvern | Liberal | Nick Voulanas | Michael O'Brien (Lib) | Sam Hibbins | Miranda de la Masse-Homsy | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | Luke Martin (Lib) | Brian Walters | | Maxine Fensom (Ind) Rory Killen (ASP) Peter Lazzari (Ind) John Perkins (Ind) |
| Melton | Labor | Don Nardella | Braidy Kean (Lib) | Katrina Bradfield | Samir Sabeh | Matt DeLeon (Ind) Ron Guy (SA) Sav Mangion (CA) |
| Mildura | National | Ali Cupper | Peter Crisp (Nat) | Gavin Rees | Christopher Gray | Anthony Connell (Ind) Ross Douglass (DLP) Glenn Milne (Ind) Doug Tonge (Ind) |
| Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | Peter Chugha (Lib) | Gurm Sekhon | Phillip Cogger | |
| Mitcham | Labor | Tony Robinson | Dee Ryall (Lib) | Sheridan Lewis | Daniel Ha | Paul Elliott (ASP) Barry O'Shea (DLP) |
| Monbulk | Labor | James Merlino | Matt Mills (Lib) | Jo Tenner | Rajeeva Gunasekera | Elizabeth Coyne (DLP) Lawrence Mobsby (Ind) Simon Picknell (CA) |
| Mordialloc | Labor | Janice Munt | Lorraine Wreford (Lib) | Camellia Feteiha | Stephen Nowland | Michael Carty (Ind) Frank Denvir (Ind) Brandon Hoult (Ind) Tom Killen (ASP) James Leach (DLP) |
| Mornington | Liberal | James Dooley | David Morris (Lib) | Martin Rush | | Stephen Schafer (CA) Matt Taylor (Ind) |
| Morwell | National | Graeme Middlemiss | Russell Northe (Nat) | Dan Jordan | | Glyn Baker (Ind) Peter Gardner (Ind) Peter Kelly (CA) Lou Sigmund (Ind) |
| Mount Waverley | Labor | Maxine Morand | Michael Gidley (Lib) | Josh Fergeus | John Canavan | Lisa Chevallier (ASP) Des Kelly (DLP) Ali Khan (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Courtney Mann (Lib) | John Janetzki | Jim Johnson | Geraldine Kokoszka (DLP) |
| Murray Valley | National | Lachlan Enshaw | Tim McCurdy (Nat) | Doug Ralph | Ray Hungerford | Roberto Paino (Ind) Peter Watson (CA) |
| Narracan | Liberal | Tony Flynn | Gary Blackwood (Lib) | Belinda Rogers | | Brian Dungey (CA) Jenny Webb (Ind) |
| Narre Warren North | Labor | Luke Donnellan | Michelle Frazer (Lib) | Michael Schilling | Lissa McKenzie | Tim Hassan (Ind) Paul Richardson (Ind) Carmen Sant (DLP) |
| Narre Warren South | Labor | Judith Graley | Gary Rowe (Lib) | Claus Endres | Mark Konkel | Nathan Dodd (DLP) Angela Dunleavy (Ind) Ian George (Ind) |
| Nepean | Liberal | John Lannan | Martin Dixon (Lib) | Anton Vigenser | | Keith Lyon (CA) |
| Niddrie | Labor | Rob Hulls | Joh Bauch (Lib) | Leharna Black | Mark Markovic | Jim Little (Ind) Robert Livesay (Ind) Steve Medcraft (Ind) John Nott (Ind) Brian Roberts (Ind) |
| Northcote | Labor | Fiona Richardson | Steve Moran (Lib) | Anne Martinelli | | Robert Bishop (ASP) Darren Lewin-Hill (Ind) Dominic Marino (Ind) |
| Oakleigh | Labor | Ann Barker | Theo Zographos (Lib) | Eleanor Whyte | George Grigas | Matthew Grinter (DLP) Alan Ide (Ind) |
| Pascoe Vale | Labor | Christine Campbell | Claude Tomisich (Lib) | Liam Farrelly | | Alf Hickey (Ind) |
| Polwarth | Liberal | Brian Crook | Terry Mulder (Lib) | Natalie Atherden | John Modra | Grant Beale (Ind) Garry Kerr (CA) |
| Prahran | Labor | Tony Lupton | Clem Newton-Brown (Lib) | Meni Christofakis | Simon Ronchi | Katharine Anderson (Ind) Christian Vega (ASP) |
| Preston | Labor | Robin Scott | Adin McGarvie (Lib) | Trent McCarthy | | |
| Richmond | Labor | Richard Wynne | Tom McFeely (Lib) | Kathleen Maltzahn | | Stephen Jolly (Ind) Angela White (ASP) |
| Ripon | Labor | Joe Helper | Vic Dunn (Lib) Wendy McIvor (Nat) | Steve Morse | Jesse Boer | Scott Watts (CA) |
| Rodney | National | Vanessa Langford | Paul Weller (Nat) | Ian Christoe | Serena Moore | Gino D'Angelo (CA) |
| Sandringham | Liberal | Robbie Nyaguy | Murray Thompson (Lib) | Derek Wilson | Malcolm Reid | |
| Scoresby | Liberal | Garry Nightingale | Kim Wells (Lib) | Salore Craig | Rachel Hanna | |
| Seymour | Labor | Ben Hardman | Cindy McLeish* (Lib) Anthony Rolando (Nat) | Huw Slater | Robert Guerra | Jan Beer (Ind) Adam Taurian (CA) |
| Shepparton | National | Anthony Fullarton | Jeanette Powell (Nat) | Lachlan Slade | Malcolm Moore | Dennis Patterson (CA) Shannon Smith (Ind) Paul Wickham (Ind) |
| South Barwon | Labor | Michael Crutchfield | Andrew Katos (Lib) | Simon Northeast | Kathleen O'Connor | Alan Barron (DLP) John Dobinson (Ind) Tony Leen (CA) Keith Oakley (Ind) Heather Wellington (Ind) |
| South-West Coast | Liberal | John Herbertson | Denis Napthine (Lib) | Jack Howard | Craig Haberfield | Tony Arscott (CA) James Purcell (Ind) |
| Swan Hill | National | Sharon Garrick | Peter Walsh (Nat) | Morgana Russell | Garion Pearse | |
| Tarneit | Labor | Tim Pallas | Glenn Goodfellow (Lib) | Bro Sheffield-Brotherton | Lori McLean | Michael Freeman (DLP) |
| Thomastown | Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | Michael Burge (Lib) | Andrew Calleja | Jacquie McIntosh | |
| Warrandyte | Liberal | Meghan Hopper | Ryan Smith (Lib) | Chris Padgham | Yasmin De Zilwa | Paul Slattery (Ind) |
| Williamstown | Labor | Wade Noonan | David McConnell (Lib) | Paul Fogarty | Andrew McPherson | |
| Yan Yean | Labor | Danielle Green | Jack Gange (Lib) | Karin Geradts | Ian Cranson | Pat Shea (DLP) |
| Yuroke | Labor | Liz Beattie | Philip Cutler (Lib) | Graham Dawson | | |

## 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 Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Shaun Leane* Brian Tee* Anne Paul Hayley Clarke Paul Vout | Richard Dalla-Riva* Bruce Atkinson* Jan Kronberg* Grace Tse Miriam Rawson | Damian Magner Linda Laos David Howell Nell Potter Howard Tankey | Peter Lake Gillian Schwab Phil Goodman Yuli Goh | Pat La Manna Stefan Kos Beverley Price Simon Costa Gregory Byrne |
| Group B candidates | Group G candidates | | | |
| Anthony Osborne Laurinda Osborne | Elizabeth Hartmann Leane Leggo | | | |

### Eastern Victoria

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition was defending three seats.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates | Country Alliance candidates |
| Matt Viney* Johan Scheffer* Maida Anderson Hedley Moffat Ben Maxfield | Philip Davis* (Lib) Peter Hall* (Nat) Edward O'Donohue* (Lib) Rosemary Hopgood (Lib) Jo Crawford-Wynd (Nat) | Samantha Dunn Cheryl Wragg Penelope Swales Francine Buckley Andrea Millsom | Linden Stokes Terry Aeschlimann | Walter Ius Robyn Wyatt | Andrew Jones Euan Murphy |

### Northern Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates | Sex Party candidates |
| Jenny Mikakos* Nazih Elasmar* Nathan Murphy Rhiannon Platt Peter Smythe | Matthew Guy* Craig Ondarchie* Sam Granleese Daniel Parsons Jemma Townson | Greg Barber* Alexandra Bhathal Fraser Brindley Samantha Ratnam Alister Air | Andrew Conlon Peter Kerin Rod Dawson | John Kavanagh Monica Thatcher Bridget Cashin Angela Anderson Michael Travers | Fiona Patten Douglas Leitch |
| Country Alliance candidates | CDP candidates | Group A candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Kevin Archibald Chris Morris | Vickie Janson Saleem Arthur | Joanne Stuart April Lee | Stephen Mayne Paula Piccinini | Adrian Whitehead | |

### Northern Victoria

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition was defending three seats.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Candy Broad* Kaye Darveniza* Jamie Byron Shaun Rosaia Anthony Sheridan | Wendy Lovell* (Lib) Damian Drum* (Nat) Donna Petrovich* (Lib) Reid Mather (Nat) Martin Ireland (Lib) | David Jones Helen Robinson Hans Paas Kate Toll Ben Robertson | Laurie Wintle Neville Hunter | Mark Royal John Carty |
| Sex Party candidates | Country Alliance candidates | CDP candidates | | |
| Tristram Chellew Justine Arfaras | Steven Threlfall Frank Gaylard | Ewan McDonald Steve Flanagan | | |

### South Eastern Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates | CDP candidates |
| Gavin Jennings* Adem Somyurek* Lee Tarlamis* Kelly Liu Janet Kaylock | Gordon Rich-Phillips* Inga Peulich* Gladys Liu Ashton Ashokkumar Tim Cincotta | Colin Long Dee-Ann Kelly Chris Carman Linda McIver Daniela Tymms | Felicity Hemmersbach Jadah Pleiter | Geraldine Gonsalvez Catherine Dodd Agnieszka Chlipala Genevieve Cattell Helen O'Loghlen | Vivian Hill Wolf Voigt |

### Southern Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| John Lenders* Jennifer Huppert Zoe Edwards Pablo Salina Michael Suss | David Davis* Andrea Coote* Georgie Crozier* Jane Hume Adam Held | Sue Pennicuik* Neil Pilling Clare Pilcher Bruce McPhate Des Benson | Ashley Trüter Joyce Khoo | Michael Murphy Brendan Prendergast |
| Sex Party candidates | CDP candidates | Group E candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Ken Hill Danyel Payne | Mansel Rogerson Ray Levick | Vern Hughes Suzette Gallagher | Mike Cockburn | |

### Western Metropolitan

The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates | Sex Party candidates |
| Martin Pakula* Khalil Eideh* Bob Smith Llewellyn Rees Claudine Spinner | Bernie Finn* Andrew Elsbury* Victoria Fairbairn Jeremy Barth William Kenny | Colleen Hartland* Robert Humphreys Liz Ingham Simon Crawford Owen Gale | Daniel Mumby Lisa Garay | Mark Farrell Stephanie Mazzarella Georga Byrne Samuel Notaro Marguerita Kavanagh | Joël Murray Merinda Davis |

### Western Victoria

The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Democratic Labor Party was defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates | Country Alliance candidates |
| Jaala Pulford* Gayle Tierney* Richard Morrow Geoff Dawson Paul Romas | David Koch* (Lib) Simon Ramsay* (Lib) David O'Brien* (Nat) Melanie Dow (Lib) Ruby Cameron (Nat) | Marcus Ward Judy Cameron Jamal Blakkarly Susan Perron Jean Christie | Joshua Reimer Graeme Presser Trevor Pearce Jahzeel Concepcion Jim Rainey | Peter Kavanagh Steve Campbell Jane Byrne Maria Mazzarella Max Crockett | Miles Hodge Ron Heath |

## Unregistered parties and groups

Some parties and groups that did not qualify for registration with the Victorian Electoral Commission nevertheless endorsed candidates, who appeared on the ballot papers as independent candidates.
* The Australian Democrats endorsed Daniel Sapphire in Caulfield, Hayden Ostrom Brown in Gembrook, Shane McKenzie in Kilsyth, Robert Livesay in Niddrie and Alan Ide in Oakleigh.
* The "Make the State Pay" group endorsed Bob Halsall in Cranbourne, Tim Hassan in Narre Warren North and Angela Dunleavy in Narre Warren South.
* The Socialist Equality Party endorsed Peter Byrne in Broadmeadows.
* The Secular Party of Australia endorsed John Perkins in Melbourne.
* The Socialist Party endorsed Stephen Jolly in Richmond.
* The "Plug the Pipe" group endorsed Jan Beer in Seymour.
* The Pedestrian08 Campaign endorsed ungrouped candidate Mike Cockburn in Southern Metropolitan.
* South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon endorsed Lorraine Beyer in Macedon and Stephen Mayne's Group C in Northern Metropolitan.