THE field is set for November 24\u2019s state election, with nominations for candidates closing last Friday at noon.<\/p>\n
Eight will contest the seat of Geelong (all lists are in nomination order, not ballot order), the same as in 2014 and two more than 2010:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gottfried Wolf – independent
\n\u2022 Darryn Lyons – independent
\n\u2022 Sarah Hathway – Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Christine Couzens – Australian Labor Party (incumbent)
\n\u2022 Jacki Jacka – Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Lois Newman – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Freya Fidge \u2013 Liberal
\n\u2022 Stephen Juhaz – independent.<\/p>\n
In South Barwon, eight candidates have thrown their hat in the ring, the same as 2014 and one less than in 2010:<\/p>\n
\u2022 David Ball – Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Robert Ripa – Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic
\n\u2022 Damien Cole – independent
\n\u2022 Darren Cheeseman – Australian Labor Party
\n\u2022 Peter Oseckas – Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Marian Smedley – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Stephen Campbell – Labour DLP
\n\u2022 Andrew Katos \u2013 Liberal (incumbent).<\/p>\n
The seat of Bellarine drew only five people to nominate, a considerable drop from the eight candidates in 2010 and nine in 2014:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jackie Kriz \u2013 Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Lisa Neville \u2013 Australian Labor Party (incumbent)
\n\u2022 Naomi Adams \u2013 Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Rachel Semmens \u2013 Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Brian McKiterick \u2013 Liberal.<\/p>\n
Polwarth likewise has a field of five for voters to choose from, compared to four in 2014 and six in 2010:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brendan Murphy \u2013 Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Douglas Johnston \u2013 Australian Labor Party
\n\u2022 Damian Pitts \u2013 Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Courtney Gardner \u2013 Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Richard Riordan \u2013 Liberal (incumbent).<\/p>\n
The upper house seat of Western Victoria Region attracted 46 candidates. Both Labor and the Greens are running full fields of five candidates, while the Liberals are running three and the Nationals two respectively (possibly to reflect their coalition arrangement).<\/p>\n
The full list is:
\n\u2022 Stuart James Grimley – Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party
\n\u2022 Michelle Tedesco – Derryn Hinch’s JusticeParty
\n\u2022 Michael Bell – Fiona Patten’s Reason Party
\n\u2022 Liam James Hastie – Fiona Patten’s Reason Party
\n\u2022 Mark Wright – Hudson 4 NV
\n\u2022 Hudson, Sally – Hudson 4 NV
\n\u2022 Sonja Ljavroska – Health Australia Party
\n\u2022 Kayleen Thoren – Health Australia Party
\n\u2022 Tim Gooden – Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Nada Iskra – Victorian Socialists
\n\u2022 Geoff Collins – Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic
\n\u2022 Jaala Pulford – Australian Labor Party (incumbent)
\n\u2022 Gayle Tierney – Australian Labor Party (incumbent)
\n\u2022 Dylan James Wight – Australian Labor Party
\n\u2022 Bernard Gartland – Australian Labor Party
\n\u2022 Lorraine O’dal – Australian Labor Party
\n\u2022 Andy Meddick – Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Jen Gamble – Animal Justice Party
\n\u2022 Nicholas Ian Croker – Transport Matters
\n\u2022 Francesco Antonio Raco – Transport Matters
\n\u2022 Lloyd Davies – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Judy Cameron – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Peter Mewett – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 David Jefferson – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Judith Baldacchino – Australian Greens
\n\u2022 Graeme Standen – Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic
\n\u2022 Jo Armstrong – The Nationals
\n\u2022 Andrew Black – The Nationals
\n\u2022 Christopher Lynch- Sustainable Australia
\n\u2022 Robert Pascoe – Sustainable Australia
\n\u2022 Frances Beaumont – Labour DLP
\n\u2022 Christian Schultink – Labour DLP
\n\u2022 Costa Di Biase – Australian Country Party
\n\u2022 John Buchholz – Australian Country Party
\n\u2022 Mark Mitchell – Aussie Battler Party
\n\u2022 Anthony Prelorenzo – Aussie Battler Party
\n\u2022 Daniel Macdonald – Australian Liberty Alliance
\n\u2022 Kenneth Nicholls – Australian Liberty Alliance
\n\u2022 Beverley Mcarthur \u2013 Liberal
\n\u2022 Joshua Morris \u2013 Liberal (incumbent)
\n\u2022 Jennifer Lowe \u2013 Liberal
\n\u2022 Katrina Nugent – Voluntary Euthanasia Party (Victoria)
\n\u2022 John Berenyi – Voluntary Euthanasia Party (Victoria)
\n\u2022 Lachlan Christie – Liberal Democrats
\n\u2022 Paul Robson – Liberal Democrats
\n\u2022 Karl Jozef Pongracic \u2013 independent.<\/p>\n
The Liberals\u2019 Simon Ramsay and independent James Purcell are the other two incumbents in Western Victoria Region, but neither will contest this election \u2013 Mr Ramsay announced he would not stand after he was caught drink-driving in July, while Mr Purcell has nominated for the lower house seat of South West Coast. For more information on the election, head to vec.vic.gov.au\/elections\/2018StateElection.html.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE field is set for November 24\u2019s state election, with nominations for candidates closing last Friday at noon. Eight will contest the seat of Geelong (all lists are in nomination order, not ballot order), the same as in 2014 and two more than 2010: \u2022 Gottfried Wolf – independent \u2022 Darryn Lyons – independent \u2022 […]<\/p>\n