Candidates finalised for 2025 federal election

The AEC conducted blind draws to randomly determine the ballot paper order in electorate offices across Australia last week. Photo: DAN HIMBRECTS/AAP IMAGE
Australians will head to the polls in less than three weeks on 3 May.
The AEC conducted blind draws to randomly determine the ballot paper order in electorate offices across Australia.
The region’s candidates are listed here in ballot paper order:
BALLARAT (7 candidates)
Candidate Name | Party |
---|---|
DORAN, Paula | Liberal |
BARNES, John | The Greens |
PRYSE-SMITH, Terri | Pauline Hanson’s One Nation |
KING, Catherine | Australian Labor Party |
PARKER, Luke | Independent |
REDFERN, Ryan | Libertarian |
HARKNESS, Ian Maxwell | Family First |
HAWKE (7 candidates)
Candidate Name | Party |
---|---|
MILUTINOVIC, Melanie | Family First |
STARBUCK, Devon | Legalise Cannabis Party |
NEWMAN, Sarah | The Greens |
ADIN-JAMES, Fiona | Animal Justice Party |
RAE, Sam | Australian Labor Party |
COTTOM, Simmone | Liberal |
KATSELIS, Matthew | Pauline Hanson’s One Nation |
In Victoria, there are 65 Senate candidates, including 19 group tickets.
Early voting opens on April 22, and applications for a postal vote close at 6pm on April 30.
The AEC says a record 98.2 per cent of eligible Australians are enrolled to vote in the federal election, representing 18,098,797 people.
The roll has increased by 870,000 people since the 2022 federal election, a rise of 5.0 per cent.
For more information on how and where to vote, head to aec.gov.au/Voting/ways_to_vote/