Bentleigh
Labor-held. Held by Labor on a two-candidate-preferred margin of 8.0.
What is happening herethe 2026 record for this seat
2026 note
The research records no 2026 note for Bentleigh — not a finding that nothing is happening here.
Who is standing
- Herbert Lonsing One Nation
- Karli McRostie The Greens
- Liam Kruger Victorian Socialists
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Nick Staikos Labor Sitting member - Tynan Putt Liberal
Announced candidacies as the ABC's candidate tracker records them. Nominations close 9 November 2026, so this list can change; it is not a ballot paper and the order carries no meaning. ABCVEC
Incumbent win chance
No probability is published for this seat — the model gives a winning figure for seven districts this cycle, and Bentleigh is not one of them. Its rank of 21 rests on the evidence beside it instead.
Elsewhere
Where no player is listed, the research places none here — a gap in the record, not a seat with no activity.