What is happening here the 2026 record for this seat
2026 note
The research records no 2026 note for Ovens Valley — not a finding that nothing is
happening here.
Member McCurdy (Nationals). No retiring member is recorded for this seat.
ABC
Who is standing 5 candidates announced
· 3 with a party logo instead
Ben Gilbert The Greens James Rouel One Nation Julian Fidge Libertarian Steve Manning Independent Tim McCurdy The Nationals Sitting member
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.
ABC VEC
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 Ovens Valley is not among them.
The Swing Is On
Where it sits
Ovens Valley is one of the 11 Legislative Assembly districts that make up the
Northern Victoria Region, which elects five members to the
Legislative Council. The region covers 102,170 km².
2022 Council result
Lib 1 (Lovell), ALP 1 (Symes), Nat 1 (Broad), AJP 1 (Purcell), ON 1 (Tyrrell)
VEC
The district
Ovens Valley filled in, among all 88 districts. Scroll or pinch to
zoom, drag to pan, double-click to go in and back out. Boundaries: Vicmap State
Assembly Polygon 2022, simplified for drawing.
Vicmap Are you in this seat?
The percentage is how much of each postcode’s enrolment falls in this district.
3677 14,349 voters · 100%
Wangaratta 3730 8,424 voters · 100%
Bathumi, Boosey, Bundalong, Bundalong South, Burramine and 5 more 3644 5,662 voters · 100%
Cobram, Cobram East, Koonoomoo, Muckatah, Yarroweyah 3678 5,421 voters · 100%
Bobinawarrah, Boorhaman, Boorhaman East, Bowser, Byawatha and 27 more 3737 3,445 voters · 100%
Abbeyard, Barwidgee, Buffalo River, Gapsted, Havilah and 6 more 3741 2,561 voters · 100%
Bright, Freeburgh, Germantown, Harrietville, Hotham Heights and 1 more 3675 1,303 voters · 84%
Boweya, Boweya North, Glenrowan, Glenrowan West, Greta and 5 more 3740 895 voters · 100%
Buckland, Mount Buffalo, Porepunkah 3699 814 voters · 100%
Bogong, Falls Creek, Mount Beauty 3698 763 voters · 100%
Tawonga South 3691 584 voters · 5%
Allans Flat, Bandiana, Baranduda, Barnawartha North, Bellbridge and 27 more 3728 537 voters · 100%
Boomahnoomoonah, Tungamah, Wilby, Youarang 3636 526 voters · 13%
Drumanure, Invergordon, Naring, Numurkah 3735 502 voters · 100%
Bowmans Forest, Whorouly, Whorouly East, Whorouly South 3697 457 voters · 100%
Tawonga 3732 432 voters · 100%
Moyhu, Myrrhee 3744 386 voters · 100%
Wandiligong 3682 347 voters · 70%
Boralma, Lilliput, Norong, Springhurst 3649 322 voters · 100%
Katamatite, Katamatite East 3746 320 voters · 100%
Eldorado 3727 240 voters · 100%
Almonds, Lake Rowan, Pelluebla, St James, Yundool 3646 185 voters · 40%
Dookie, Mount Major, Nalinga, Waggarandall, Yabba North and 2 more 3733 170 voters · 100%
Whitfield 3739 166 voters · 100%
Eurobin 3738 162 voters · 100%
Ovens 3747 63 voters · 2%
Beechworth, Murmungee, Stanley, Wooragee 3640 60 voters · 9%
Katunga 3898 49 voters · 10%
Anglers Rest, Bingo Munjie, Cassilis, Cobungra, Dinner Plain and 5 more 3634 38 voters · 3%
Bunbartha, Katandra, Katandra West, Marionvale, Marungi and 2 more 3685 32 voters · 1%
Boorhaman North, Brimin, Browns Plains, Carlyle, Gooramadda and 1 more 3723 32 voters · 1%
Archerton, Barjarg, Boorolite, Bridge Creek, Delatite and 19 more VEC Vicmap
