How to Vote
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Victorian state election
Victorian 2026 State Election
Every Victorian votes for both houses of state parliament.
Legislative Council
Victoria’s upper house — 5 members per region, voted above or below the line.
Legislative Assembly
Victoria’s lower house — one member per district. Number every box, 1 up to the number of candidates.
Find your district — 88 districts
Eastern Victoria region
- Bass
- Evelyn
- Gippsland East
- Gippsland South
- Hastings
- Monbulk
- Mornington
- Morwell
- Narracan
- Nepean
- Pakenham
North-Eastern Metropolitan region
- Bayswater
- Box Hill
- Bulleen
- Bundoora
- Croydon
- Eltham
- Glen Waverley
- Ivanhoe
- Mill Park
- Ringwood
- Warrandyte
Northern Metropolitan region
- Broadmeadows
- Brunswick
- Essendon
- Greenvale
- Kalkallo
- Melbourne
- Northcote
- Pascoe Vale
- Preston
- Richmond
- Thomastown
Northern Victoria region
- Benambra
- Bendigo East
- Bendigo West
- Eildon
- Euroa
- Macedon
- Mildura
- Murray Plains
- Ovens Valley
- Shepparton
- Yan Yean
South-Eastern Metropolitan region
- Berwick
- Carrum
- Clarinda
- Cranbourne
- Dandenong
- Frankston
- Mordialloc
- Mulgrave
- Narre Warren North
- Narre Warren South
- Rowville
Southern Metropolitan region
- Albert Park
- Ashwood
- Bentleigh
- Brighton
- Caulfield
- Hawthorn
- Kew
- Malvern
- Oakleigh
- Prahran
- Sandringham
Western Metropolitan region
- Footscray
- Kororoit
- Laverton
- Niddrie
- Point Cook
- St Albans
- Sunbury
- Sydenham
- Tarneit
- Werribee
- Williamstown
Western Victoria region
- Bellarine
- Eureka
- Geelong
- Lara
- Lowan
- Melton
- Polwarth
- Ripon
- South Barwon
- South-West Coast
- Wendouree
Federal election
Federal Election 2028
The next federal election — the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Senate
Federal upper house — state-wide. Number at least 6 above the line, or 12 below.
House of Representatives
Federal lower house — one member per division. Number every box, 1 up to the number of candidates.
Find your division — 38 divisions
- Aston
- Ballarat
- Bendigo
- Bruce
- Calwell
- Casey
- Chisholm
- Cooper
- Corangamite
- Corio
- Deakin
- Dunkley
- Flinders
- Fraser
- Gellibrand
- Gippsland
- Goldstein
- Gorton
- Hawke
- Holt
- Hotham
- Indi
- Isaacs
- Jagajaga
- Kooyong
- La Trobe
- Lalor
- Macnamara
- Mallee
- Maribyrnong
- McEwen
- Melbourne
- Menzies
- Monash
- Nicholls
- Scullin
- Wannon
- Wills
The basics
How each ballot works
Four ballots, two simple rules. Lower houses: number every box. Upper houses: one “1” above the line, or number several below.
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Victoria · Lower house
Legislative Assembly
Victoria’s lower house — one member per district. Number every box, 1 up to the number of candidates.
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Victoria · Upper house
Legislative Council
Victoria’s upper house — 5 members per region, voted above or below the line.
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Federal · Lower house
House of Representatives
Federal lower house — one member per division. Number every box, 1 up to the number of candidates.
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Federal · Upper house
Senate
Federal upper house — state-wide. Number at least 6 above the line, or 12 below.