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Hawthorn

Coalition-held. Held by the Liberal Party on a two-candidate-preferred margin of 1.7.

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What is happening herethe 2026 record for this seat

2026 note

Climate-200 ind. (Ibuki) running

Member

Pesutto (Liberal). No retiring member is recorded for this seat.

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Who is coming for it

Climate-200 independent

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Who is standing

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

  • Clive Crosby Labor
  • John Pesutto, Liberal candidate for Hawthorn. John Pesutto Liberal Sitting member
  • Kylie Rocha The Greens
  • Paul Pribilovics One Nation
  • Shima Ibuki Independent
  • Tess McEnearney Victorian Socialists

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 Hawthorn is not one of them. Its rank of 32 rests on the evidence beside it instead.

The Swing Is On

Evidence

Ibuki (Boroondara deputy mayor) running

ABCAce Strategies

Elsewhere

Parties and organisations the research places here. Not a recommendation.

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.