2026 Victorian state election

2026 Victorian state election

28 November 2026

All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
All 40 seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
45 Assembly seats are needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Leader Jacinta Allan Brad Battin Ellen Sandell
Party Victorian Labor Party Liberal/National coalition Greens
Leader's seat Bendigo East Berwick Melbourne
Last election 56 seats, 36.66% 28 seats, 34.48%[b] 4 seats, 11.50%
Current seats 54[c] 29[a] 3[a]
Seats needed 16

Incumbent Premier

Jacinta Allan
Labor



The 2026 Victorian state election will probably be held on 28 November 2026[2] to elect the 61st Parliament of Victoria, including all 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council. It will be conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Jacinta Allan, will try and win a fourth consecutive term in government, opposed by the Liberal/National Coalition, led by Brad Battin.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Greens lost the seat of Prahran to the Liberal Party at a by-election on 8 February 2025.[1]
  2. The election for the District of Narracan was deferred. A supplementary election was held on 28 January 2023.
  3. Will Fowles and Darren Cheeseman have sat on the crossbench as Independent Labor MPs since 5 August 2023 and 29 April 2024 respectively.

References

  1. "State opposition gains Prahran seat from Greens in tight by-election race". ABC News. 8 February 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. "State elections". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 November 2022.