Brighton District

Legislative Assembly · Southern Metropolitan Region · 20.12 km²

Sitting member

James Newbury (Liberal)
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Parliament of Victoria

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

James Newbury
50.32%
Liberal
Louise Crawford
28.76%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Sarah Dekiere
20.91%
Australian Greens
James Newbury won by 8,880 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

James Newbury
45.61%
Liberal
Louise Crawford
24.67%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Sarah Dekiere
13.79%
Australian Greens
Felicity Frederico
9.10%
No party listed
Sally Gibson
2.28%
No party listed
Alicia Walker
2.07%
Animal Justice Party
Nick Sciola
1.35%
Family First Victoria
John Tiger Casley
0.61%
No party listed
Allan L. Timms
0.51%
No party listed
Enrolled: 48,260
Turnout: 42,982 (89.06%)
Informal votes: 1,786 (4.16%)
Full 2022 results ›
Every count and the distribution of preferences, VEC

The district

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