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Hastings

Labor-held. Held by Labor on a two-candidate-preferred margin of 1.4.

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What is happening herethe 2026 record for this seat

2026 note

The research records no 2026 note for Hastings — not a finding that nothing is happening here.

Member

Mercurio (Labor). No retiring member is recorded for this seat.

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Who is coming for it

Coalition / O-N

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Who is standing

6 candidates announced · 1 photographed · 4 with a party logo instead

  • Chloe Coulson Animal Justice
  • Frank Schiefler Liberal
  • Isaac Willoughby The Greens
  • Michael Denman Victorian Socialists
  • Paul Mercurio, Labor candidate for Hastings. Paul Mercurio Labor Sitting member
  • Peter Angelico One Nation

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 Hastings is not one of them. Its rank of 12 rests on the evidence beside it instead.

The Swing Is On

Evidence

ABC 22 Aug: "not counting on holding"

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Elsewhere

The full pendulum The players

Where no player is listed, the research places none here — a gap in the record, not a seat with no activity.