Hastings District

Legislative Assembly · Eastern Victoria Region · 395.48 km²

Sitting member

Paul Mercurio (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

Paul Mercurio
51.35%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Briony Hutton
48.65%
Liberal
Paul Mercurio won by 1,116 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

Briony Hutton
39.81%
Liberal
Paul Mercurio
37.26%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Paul Saunders
9.99%
Australian Greens
Tyson Jack
4.21%
Animal Justice Party
Janet Felicity Benson
3.00%
Freedom Party of Victoria
Tom Sabo
2.43%
Family First Victoria
Camille De Wit
2.02%
Labour DLP
Robert Whitehill
1.29%
No party listed
Enrolled: 48,674
Turnout: 43,601 (89.58%)
Informal votes: 2,369 (5.43%)
Full 2022 results ›
Every count and the distribution of preferences, VEC

The district

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