Hawthorn District

Legislative Assembly · Southern Metropolitan Region · 21.01 km²

Sitting member

John Pesutto (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

John Pesutto
51.74%
Liberal
John Kennedy
48.26%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
John Pesutto won by 1,544 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

John Pesutto
42.27%
Liberal
John Kennedy
22.11%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Melissa Lowe
19.98%
No party listed
Nick Savage
11.12%
Australian Greens
Faith Fuhrer
1.49%
Animal Justice Party
Richard Peppard
1.32%
Liberal Democrats
Ken Triantafillis
0.92%
Family First Victoria
Stratton Bell
0.80%
Labour DLP
Enrolled: 50,080
Turnout: 45,488 (90.83%)
Informal votes: 1,178 (2.59%)
Full 2022 results ›
Every count and the distribution of preferences, VEC

The district

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