Preston District

Legislative Assembly · Northern Metropolitan Region · 27.05 km²

Sitting member

Nathan Lambert (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

Nathan Lambert
52.09%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Patchouli Paterson
47.91%
Australian Greens
Nathan Lambert won by 1,665 votes after preferences were distributed.

First preferences

Nathan Lambert
37.63%
Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Amanda Paliouras
17.27%
Liberal
Patchouli Paterson
15.12%
Australian Greens
Gaetano Greco
13.73%
No party listed
Steph Price
6.17%
Victorian Socialists
Angelique Matias
2.89%
Freedom Party of Victoria
Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins
2.23%
Fiona Patten's Reason Party
Raouf Soliman
2.22%
Family First Victoria
Rachel Unicomb
2.06%
Animal Justice Party
Brian Sanaghan
0.68%
No party listed
Enrolled: 50,362
Turnout: 43,249 (85.88%)
Informal votes: 3,392 (7.84%)
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: Preston District
Victorian Electoral Commission · checked 21 October 2026