Politics · Australia · 9 hrs ago
Key Victorian seats could shape the state election
Victorians will vote on November 28 to choose their state government.
The Coalition needs to gain 16 seats to reach the 45 required for a majority, while polls point to a Labor defeat.
One Nation’s rise has changed the race, with the party polling close to Labor and competing in several three-way contests.
In Melbourne’s outer west, Sydenham is a contest between Labor, the Liberals and One Nation, and Labor MP Natalie Hutchins is not seeking re-election.
The Liberals are targeting Niddrie, where their candidate Samantha Byrne is challenging Premier Ben Carroll.
Pakenham is also closely watched after Labor won it by 307 votes in 2022, while the Greens are aiming to take Northcote and other Labor-held seats.
The results in these seats could shape who governs Victoria, and voters will decide on election night.
Voters in Victoria will decide the state election on November 28.
The Coalition needs to gain 16 seats to reach the 45 required for a majority government.
The rise of One Nation, polling two percentage points behind Labor, has changed the electoral landscape.
Seats including Sydenham, Niddrie, Pakenham and Northcote are among those to watch.
The contests could involve Labor, the Liberals, One Nation and the Greens.
- Who
- Victorian voters, and the Labor, Liberal, One Nation and Greens parties.
- What
- A state election in which key seats could determine who forms government.
- When
- November 28; the year is not stated in the article text.
- Where
- Victoria, Australia.
- Why
- The Coalition needs 16 seat gains for a majority, while several seats are competitive between parties.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Labor’s Emma Vulin won Pakenham by 307 votes.
Victorian voters are due to decide the state election.
- Coalition majority target
- 45 seats
- Coalition seats needed
- 16
- One Nation polling
- 2 percentage points behind Labor
- Pakenham margin in 2022
- 307 votes
- Northcote Labor margin
- 0.2 per cent
- Niddrie established
- 1976
What people are saying
the most important election in a generation
fresh start
shake the established order to its core
They feel Labor have taken them for granted and don’t stand for them any more.