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Federal division, outer-metropolitan

# Lalor

In Victoria. The advertiser we follow here has spent $7.3K–$8.7K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [ **Joanne Ryan** Labor, Lalor ](https://politics.computer/mp/joanne-ryan)

About

## About Lalor

Lalor is an Australian House of Representatives electoral division in Victoria, in the south-western suburbs of Melbourne, including Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and Wyndham Vale. It is held by Joanne Ryan of the Australian Labor Party, who is Chief Government Whip. Joanne Ryan's ads focus on education, cost of living, infrastructure and transport, health, and the economy and tax.

Held by

Joanne Ryan, Australian Labor Party

Held by the same party since

Representative since the 2013 federal election

Created

Proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949

Named after

Peter Lalor, leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade

Classification

Outer-metropolitan

Previous members

Julia Gillard, Barry Jones, Jim Cairns

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FLalor), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Lalor whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Joanne Ryan](https://politics.computer/mp/joanne-ryan) MP, Labor  
$7.3K –$8.7K 6 ads, 6 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## What they're promising in Lalor

Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.

1. ### Labor School funding  
> It’s an extra $3.5 billion over the next decade.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/b519edb4cb53a693d6b35bb730eb4740748597582f7afbac65faf1c5ad8540da) From [Joanne Ryan](https://politics.computer/mp/joanne-ryan)
2. ### Labor Prac payments  
> The Albanese Labor Government is now expanding it to continue building the health workforce Australia needs.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/29579226340afda05d136b9c863644937cb250e10174cea6d962967a88307727) From [Joanne Ryan](https://politics.computer/mp/joanne-ryan)

## Their biggest ads

- [![Our plan to lock in the historic 15% pay rise for early educators is now law.  By supporting and valuing our early learning workforce, we'r](https://politics.computer/media/8303aae609d80aaf1a490d3b8f5f5bf554a9feaf8ae2d59a0b4f76078bdfc9e3?w=480) Joanne Ryan$2.5K–$3K spent Running since 10 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/8303aae609d80aaf1a490d3b8f5f5bf554a9feaf8ae2d59a0b4f76078bdfc9e3)
- [![The Albanese and Carroll Labor Governments signed a long-term agreement to fully and fairly fund all Victorian public schools. This is the ](https://politics.computer/media/b519edb4cb53a693d6b35bb730eb4740748597582f7afbac65faf1c5ad8540da?w=480) Joanne Ryan$1.5K–$2K spent Running since 28 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/b519edb4cb53a693d6b35bb730eb4740748597582f7afbac65faf1c5ad8540da)
- [![The Ison Road overpass is now open - three months ahead of schedule. It’s congestion-busting infrastructure, getting families home sooner an](https://politics.computer/media/ff341b8fb54ac890648a9cbff63b338d2686cb6145829b5e30fd188a2570a709?w=480) Joanne Ryan$800–$899 spent Running since 10 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/ff341b8fb54ac890648a9cbff63b338d2686cb6145829b5e30fd188a2570a709)

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