Bendigo East District

Legislative Assembly · Northern Victoria Region · 2,710.81 km²

2026 candidates

Declared after nominations close at 12 noon on Monday 9 November 2026. Every candidate will be listed here from the VEC's official list, in ballot order.

2022 result

After preferences

Jacinta Allan
50.04%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Darin Schade
29.52%
Liberal
Michael James Tolhurst
10.82%
Australian Greens
Ben Mihail
9.63%
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Jacinta Allan won by 9,352 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

Jacinta Allan
48.30%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Darin Schade
27.38%
Liberal
Michael James Tolhurst
8.66%
Australian Greens
Ben Mihail
5.70%
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
James Laurie
3.52%
No party listed
Vyonne Mclelland-Howe
3.45%
Animal Justice Party
Evelyn Keetelaar
2.99%
Family First Victoria
Enrolled: 53,134
Turnout: 47,752 (89.87%)
Informal votes: 2,184 (4.57%)
Full 2022 results ›
Every count and the distribution of preferences, VEC

The district

Source: Members of the Legislative Assembly, 21 September 2026
Parliament of Victoria · checked 16 October 2026
Source: Bendigo East District
Victorian Electoral Commission · checked 21 October 2026