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Terrain

South Barwon

Labor-held. Held by an independent on a two-candidate-preferred margin of 9.8.

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What is happening herethe 2026 record for this seat

2026 note

MP sits as Ind. Labor

Member

Cheeseman (Independent). 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

7 candidates announced · 6 with a party logo instead

  • Freya Hedley Socialist Alliance
  • Izzy Scherrer The Greens
  • Josh Geard One Nation
  • Libby Pettit Liberal
  • Madilyn Gorman Victorian Socialists
  • Rebecca Thistleton Labor
  • Ron Nelson 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 South Barwon is not among them.

The Swing Is On

Evidence

No separate evidence line is recorded for this seat.

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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.