Essendon District

Legislative Assembly · Northern Metropolitan Region · 24.29 km²

Sitting member

Danny Pearson (Labor)
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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

Danny Pearson
62.45%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Angelo Baronessa
37.55%
Liberal
Danny Pearson won by 10,425 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

Danny Pearson
41.07%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Angelo Baronessa
29.45%
Liberal
Jared Prentis
15.15%
Australian Greens
Daniel Nair Dadich
4.66%
Victorian Socialists
Gayle Williams
2.80%
Animal Justice Party
Nicholas Hope
2.43%
Fiona Patten's Reason Party
David Wright
2.40%
Freedom Party of Victoria
Margaret Muir
2.03%
Family First Victoria
Enrolled: 49,525
Turnout: 43,628 (88.09%)
Informal votes: 1,761 (4.04%)
Full 2022 results ›
Every count and the distribution of preferences, VEC

The district

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