--- title: "Politics Computer: how Australian MPs vote, what parties promise and who pays" description: "Every political ad on Facebook and Instagram in Australia: who paid for it, and how much." url: "https://politics.computer/" --- # Know who's asking for your vote Every federal and Victorian seat, politician and party, on one page each: who holds it, who's running, and the Facebook and Instagram ads they're paying for. Built from parliament records and Meta's Ad Library, updated every week. Find your seat or politician: `GET https://politics.computer/search?q={q}` [ **Liberal Victoria** Sponsored, paid for by Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) Ben didn't back you, so don't back Ben.![](https://politics.computer/media/d78f97c284a9c24849b9b248d61a7d1920fd7ee0db3d8721d3d3e3ac8ea5cacb?w=480) carroll.fail **Carroll.fail** Learn more ](https://politics.computer/ad/d78f97c284a9c24849b9b248d61a7d1920fd7ee0db3d8721d3d3e3ac8ea5cacb) Spent on this ad so far **$22.2K–$32.8K** Times it's been shown **3.5M–4.2M** The biggest new ad of the last two weeks [See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/d78f97c284a9c24849b9b248d61a7d1920fd7ee0db3d8721d3d3e3ac8ea5cacb) [PromisesWhat each party is promising VictoriansHealth, housing, crime, transport and more: every side's promises next to each other, quoted from their own ads.Compare the promises ](https://politics.computer/promises/vic) [QuizWhich party matches you?Answer questions on live Victorian issues and see how close you are to each party. Every position is sourced.Take the quiz ](https://politics.computer/quiz) ## Victoria votes in 15 days Spend on ads started in the last 30 days by Victorian parties, MPs, candidates, unions and groups, by side. [The Victorian race](https://politics.computer/victoria) 1. [Liberal](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=liberal) 12 advertisers, 266 ads $48.9K–$77.4K 2. [Greens](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=greens) 4 advertisers, 87 ads $45K–$61.7K 3. [Labor](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=labor) 49 advertisers, 611 ads $38.4K–$99.7K 4. [Minor parties](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=minor) 7 advertisers, 416 ads $37.2K–$80.7K 5. [Independents](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=independent) 6 advertisers, 83 ads $12.9K–$22.4K 6. [Nationals](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=nationals) 6 advertisers, 59 ads $9.8K–$16.9K 7. [Interest groups](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=third%5Fparty) 4 advertisers, 613 ads $7K–$68.3K 8. [Unions](https://politics.computer/victoria?side=union) 1 advertiser, 313 ads $5.5K–$38K ## The Victorian seats with the most money behind them Every district has a page: who holds it, who's running, and what they're spending on ads. [All 88 districts](https://politics.computer/seats) - [Hawthorn $19.1K–$28.1K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/hawthorn) - [Melbourne $12.7K–$17.3K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/melbourne) - [Niddrie $13.1K–$16.2K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/niddrie) - [Preston $12.3K–$16.1K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/preston) - [Ivanhoe $11.7K–$16.1K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ivanhoe) - [Richmond $8.6K–$11K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/richmond) - [Kew $5.1K–$8.5K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kew) - [Euroa $1.9K–$6.3K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/euroa) - [Bayswater $4.5K–$6.2K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bayswater) - [Sandringham $4K–$5.5K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sandringham) - [Greenvale $3.6K–$5.3K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/greenvale) - [Williamstown $4K–$5.3K ](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/williamstown) Or browse [every politician](https://politics.computer/mps), [the parties](https://politics.computer/parties), [federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) and [senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate). Seats in every parliament: [Federal](https://politics.computer/seats/federal), [Victoria](https://politics.computer/seats), [New South Wales](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw), [Queensland](https://politics.computer/seats/qld), [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa), [South Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/sa), [Tasmania](https://politics.computer/seats/tas), [Australian Capital Territory](https://politics.computer/seats/act) and [Northern Territory](https://politics.computer/seats/nt). ## Interest groups have spent 3 times what all the parties and politicians we track have Interest groups: at least $2.6M. Parties and politicians combined: at least $448K. Totals cover every ad seen since tracking began. [Everyone, ranked](https://politics.computer/who) 1. [Advance Australia](https://politics.computer/who/advance-australia) Interest group, Federal $1.9M–$2.6M 987 ads running 2. [Greenpeace Australia Pacific](https://politics.computer/who/greenpeace-australia-pacific) Interest group, Federal $133K–$175K 428 ads running 3. [GetUp!](https://politics.computer/who/getup) Interest group, Federal $117K–$148K 17 ads running 4. [Australian Energy Producers](https://politics.computer/who/australian-energy-producers) Interest group, Federal $76.1K–$152K 732 ads running 5. [FixVictoria](https://politics.computer/who/fixvictoria) Interest group, Victoria $74.9K–$100K 67 ads running 6. [Minerals Council of Australia](https://politics.computer/who/minerals-council-of-australia) Interest group, Federal $71K–$89.8K 88 ads running 7. [Liberal Victoria](https://politics.computer/who/liberal-victoria) Party, Victoria $54.5K–$79.8K 234 ads running 8. [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) Interest group, Federal $50.8K–$73.9K 132 ads running 9. [Australian Unions (ACTU)](https://politics.computer/who/australian-unions-actu) Union, Federal $43.4K–$54.2K 41 ads running 10. [Jacinta Nampijinpa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-nampijinpa-price) MP, Federal $42.1K–$50.2K 16 ads running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## The biggest ads of the last two weeks Ads that started in the last 14 days, ranked by what Meta says was spent on them so far. [Browse every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) - [![Ben didn't back you, so don't back Ben.](https://politics.computer/media/d78f97c284a9c24849b9b248d61a7d1920fd7ee0db3d8721d3d3e3ac8ea5cacb?w=480) Liberal Victoria$22.2K–$32.8K spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/d78f97c284a9c24849b9b248d61a7d1920fd7ee0db3d8721d3d3e3ac8ea5cacb) - [![A Fresh Start for Victoria.](https://politics.computer/media/87b3378500b44023dcb1deae86a22c5d6a6d994fac77c73dd30bd1c0288088ce?w=480) Liberal Victoria$14.5K–$19.1K spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/87b3378500b44023dcb1deae86a22c5d6a6d994fac77c73dd30bd1c0288088ce) - [![Big Gas is citing AI data centre growth to justify extracting more dirty gas! 😡 We don’t need new gas, and we don’t need to fast track AI ](https://politics.computer/media/e58612361d624e0f59325168e0cc5ca1c2573c18a48d92ccbdc8939fab1489ff?w=480) Greenpeace Australia Pacific$10.7K–$12.5K spent Running since 3 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/e58612361d624e0f59325168e0cc5ca1c2573c18a48d92ccbdc8939fab1489ff) - [![Every Anzac Day, before the sun comes up, Australians stand in silence. Veterans wearing their medals. Grandchildren holding a photo of som](https://politics.computer/media/800a7a65e05b41f7d15c5a93fb527fb043216eeba6f7e816942719b252dc77b9?w=480) Advance Australia$4.5K–$6.9K spent Running since 5 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/800a7a65e05b41f7d15c5a93fb527fb043216eeba6f7e816942719b252dc77b9) - [![Queensland natural gas doesn’t just help power Queensland. It supports reliable energy across the entire east coast of Australia. That mean](https://politics.computer/media/5c3d408004a98974a5ee0c697de24387eb032cee9ee11c68d3b74bbb4ab4d220?w=480) Australian Energy Producers$4.4K–$6.8K spent Running since 1 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/5c3d408004a98974a5ee0c697de24387eb032cee9ee11c68d3b74bbb4ab4d220) - [![Free check-ups. Free fillings. Free root canals. No appointment, no bill. That’s Labor’s plan for free dental clinics.](https://politics.computer/media/4d919ddad57e2e04cd5869c66288173b7a1f24dfc75e81ac1ece8e4b9ca9d1ed?w=480) Victorian Labor$4.2K–$10.3K spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/4d919ddad57e2e04cd5869c66288173b7a1f24dfc75e81ac1ece8e4b9ca9d1ed) - [![Delivered for Northern Victoria – our state’s very first not-for-profit vet clinic in Castlemaine. In a cost of living crisis, veterinary c](https://politics.computer/media/5bd907bb1e2f3f1d2c540fecb9589396c63ac69a0fd7621afe1d6b59850507d6?w=480) Animal Justice Party AJP Victoria$3.8K–$4.9K spent Running since 31 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/5bd907bb1e2f3f1d2c540fecb9589396c63ac69a0fd7621afe1d6b59850507d6) - [![Australia's natural gas industry supports around 215,000 jobs and contributes more than $105 billion each year to our national economy. Fro](https://politics.computer/media/cd6108028ec080122f86f8c14ce9f4608f01d79e7ff97900fc1446f79e3b557d?w=480) Australian Energy Producers$3.7K–$5.4K spent Running since 31 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/cd6108028ec080122f86f8c14ce9f4608f01d79e7ff97900fc1446f79e3b557d) - [![A Real Plan for Real Change.](https://politics.computer/media/0c37882de2ab39f215d2f55414ca09a114c49144d89800daf7c0b340cba4ea51?w=480) Liberal Victoria$3.6K–$8.2K spent Running since 2 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/0c37882de2ab39f215d2f55414ca09a114c49144d89800daf7c0b340cba4ea51) - [![You may not realise how much Australia relies on QLD natural gas. It supports reliable energy across the entire east coast. Learn more about](https://politics.computer/media/1d5d3b6825c9796af496774b878e5ddaccfc084346e0ffa88b62641fa3a43720?w=480) Australian Energy Producers$3.3K–$5.7K spent Running since 1 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/1d5d3b6825c9796af496774b878e5ddaccfc084346e0ffa88b62641fa3a43720) --- Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.