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Melbourne

Crossbench. Held by the Greens on a two-candidate-preferred margin of 10.2 v ALP.

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What is happening herethe 2026 record for this seat

2026 note

Greens leader's seat

Member

Sandell (Greens). No retiring member is recorded for this seat.

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Who is coming for it

The research does not name a projected challenger for this seat.

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Who is standing

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

  • Davydd Griffiths Labor
  • Ellen Sandell, The Greens candidate for Melbourne. Ellen Sandell The Greens Sitting member
  • Jordan van den Lamb Victorian Socialists
  • Mathew Clarke Independent
  • Matthew Collins One Nation
  • Naomi Jones Animal Justice
  • Rafael Camillo Liberal
  • Rob McCathie Libertarian
  • Rowan Tuckfield Independent

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 runs an incumbent win figure for the seven districts on its own list, and Melbourne is not among them.

The Swing Is On

Evidence

No separate evidence line is recorded for this seat.

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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.