Victoria’s Greens criticized Labor’s reported Prahran voting plan, warning that naming its candidate first without guiding voters’ remaining choices could help the Liberal Party and One Nation in the Nov. 28 state election.
The next state election will determine control of the Legislative Assembly. The VEC says a party or coalition needs majority support in that chamber to form the government.
The VEC’s Prahran district page showed no registered how-to-vote cards when checked Nov. 11. The commission treats these materials as voter guidance, while each person completes a ballot based on their own choices. Parties have until noon AEDT (1 a.m. UTC) Nov. 20 to register cards.
The seat’s latest by-election was close. In February 2025, Liberal incumbent Rachel Westaway received 51.35% after preferences were distributed, compared with 48.65% for Greens candidate Angelica Di Camillo. The VEC lists both candidates for the Nov. 28 election, along with Labor’s Meghan Hopper and One Nation’s Shaun Virsu.
The Guardian reported Nov. 11, citing Labor sources, that the party intends to put Hopper first on its Prahran guide but leave later rankings to voters. Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell called the reported approach “frankly unforgivable” and warned it could help the Liberal Party and One Nation, The Guardian reported.
The newspaper also said Labor campaigns in Prahran and Caulfield had asked for open tickets. A Labor spokesperson told The Guardian the party was urging voters to place Labor candidates first and was seeking a majority government.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has described a different approach for Coalition cards, Neos Kosmos reported. She said the cards would place Labor, the Greens and Victorian Socialists at the bottom, while decisions about other candidates would be handled individually. The Guardian separately reported that the Coalition and One Nation planned to rank each other ahead of Labor.
The VEC’s registration deadline is noon AEDT (1 a.m. UTC) Nov. 20, ahead of election day on Nov. 28.
