--- title: "Western Victoria Region: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Western Victoria Region: who holds the seat, who's running at the Victorian election on 28 November, and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region/western-victoria" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region) Victorian upper house region # Western Victoria Region In Victoria. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 14 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $100–$199 on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting members - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac0f/contentassets/296f6f9201e44ad68bd864c6dbacaa0f/member-photo/1758.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Bev McArthur** Liberal, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aaf7e/contentassets/05dba78a5084455f9b9d317cabc691c4/member-photo/59.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Gayle Tierney** Labor, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac2e/contentassets/0167482127bf469590f43af02f1840d7/member-photo/1809.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Jacinta Ermacora** Labor, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/McCrackenjoe.jpg?width=96)**Joe McCracken** Liberal, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac32/contentassets/2f10688cd8e44d59b4bc02969718df01/member-photo/1811.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Sarah Mansfield** Greens, Western Victoria ](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) ## On the ballot: 44 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. Groups run as a ticket above the line. 1. 1 [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) Greens · The Greens 2. 2 Belinda Coates Greens · The Greens 3. 3 Steve Veale Greens · The Greens 4. 4 Aleisha Smith Greens · The Greens 5. 5 Heaven Van Asperen Greens · The Greens 6. 6 Madeleine Wearne Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party 7. 7 Ian Chivers Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party 8. 8 Kate Maxfield Labor · Australian Labor Party 9. 9 [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) Labor · Australian Labor Party 10. 10 Sam Anwari Labor · Australian Labor Party 11. 11 Kaitlyn Handreck Labor · Australian Labor Party 12. 12 Fiona Mackenzie Labor · Australian Labor Party 13. 13 Peter Mitchell Legalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria 14. 14 Alice Davy Legalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria 15. 15 Andy Meddick Australian Democrats · Australian Democrats 16. 16 Peter Kelly Australian Democrats · Australian Democrats 17. 17 [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) Liberal · Liberal / The Nationals 18. 18 Graham Watt Liberal · Liberal / The Nationals 19. 19 Robert Letts Nationals · Liberal / The Nationals 20. 20 Ellie Read Liberal · Liberal / The Nationals 21. 21 Melody Steed Nationals · Liberal / The Nationals 22. 22 Ben Nunquam Victorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists 23. 23 Dominique Houzet Victorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists 24. 24 Aleta Moriarty Independent · Unnamed-1 25. 25 Timothy Denton Independent · Unnamed-1 26. 26 Paul Barker Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) · Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) 27. 27 Phill Schiemer Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) · Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) 28. 28 Timothy Gooden Socialist Alliance · Socialist Alliance 29. 29 Sue Bull Socialist Alliance · Socialist Alliance 30. 30 Ross Smith Socialist Alliance · Socialist Alliance 31. 31 Chris Burson One Nation · One Nation Victoria 32. 32 Vaughan Williams One Nation · One Nation Victoria 33. 33 Jason Oosthuizen One Nation · One Nation Victoria 34. 34 Costa Di Biase Labour DLP · Labour DLP 35. 35 Jennifer Bowden Labour DLP · Labour DLP 36. 36 Ben Collyer Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party · Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria 37. 37 Ken Vickers Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party · Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria 38. 38 Dianne Colbert Family First · Family First 39. 39 Anne Moloney Family First · Family First 40. 40 Senthil Veerappagounder Family First · Family First 41. 41 Brendan William Thomas Family First · Family First 42. 42 Sindhu Sama The Republican · The Republican 43. 43 Akwinder Kaur The Republican · The Republican 44. 44 Eve Fisher Independent · Ungrouped Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-regions/western-victoria-region/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Western Victoria Region Western Victoria Region is one of the eight electoral regions of Victoria, electing five members to the Victorian Legislative Council by proportional representation. Its current sitting members are Bev McArthur and Joe McCracken of the Liberal Party, Gayle Tierney and Jacinta Ermacora of the Australian Labor Party, and Sarah Mansfield of The Australian Greens - Victoria. Created 2006, following the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council Members elected Five, to the Victorian Legislative Council Electoral method Proportional representation, single transferable vote using group voting tickets Districts included Bellarine, Eureka, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast, Wendouree Sitting members Bev McArthur, Gayle Tierney, Jacinta Ermacora, Joe McCracken, Sarah Mansfield Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%5FVictoria%5FRegion), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Western Victoria Region whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) MP, Greens $100 –$199 1 ad, 1 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## Their biggest ads - [![Politics should work for every day people, not big corporate interests.](https://politics.computer/media/bd7b08d33fa68a51b8ad1856cbe29f75dfd199f594b3a7afcc9261db6301dfe2?w=480) Sarah Mansfield$100–$199 spent Running since 4 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/bd7b08d33fa68a51b8ad1856cbe29f75dfd199f594b3a7afcc9261db6301dfe2) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 15 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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