--- title: "Bentleigh: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Bentleigh: 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/bentleigh" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) Victorian state district # Bentleigh In the Southern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $300–$1.2K on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting member - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/McKinnon_Secondary_College_(Cropped).png?width=96)**Nick Staikos** Labor, Bentleigh ](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) ## On the ballot: 6 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Tynan Putt Liberal 2. 2 Tony Vainoras Citizens Party 3. 3 Herbert Lonsing One Nation 4. 4 Claire Proctor Greens 5. 5 [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) Labor 6. 6 Liam Kruger Victorian Socialists Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/bentleigh-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Bentleigh Bentleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in southern Melbourne, covering 25 square kilometres including Bentleigh, Hampton East, McKinnon and Moorabbin. The seat is held by Nick Staikos of the Australian Labor Party. Staikos's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on education, integrity and democracy, infrastructure and transport, and health. Area 25 square kilometres Created 1967 Region Southern Metropolitan Region of the Legislative Council Notable institution Moorabbin campus of the Monash Medical Centre Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FBentleigh), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Bentleigh whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [Nick Staikos MP](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) MP, Labor $300 –$1.2K 9 ads, 9 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## What they're promising in Bentleigh Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from. [Every Victorian promise](https://politics.computer/promises/vic) 1. ### Labor School upgrade > We're upgrading McKinnon Primary School too. [See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/53ee0265fa306090cae6103b6534dd7ef881caac1cb78770e2c55d1b12534251) From [Nick Staikos MP](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) 2. ### Labor Dental care > We'll make dental care free. [See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/735e167249fb4779fd703393d5994a317257349f1268adf23444431a53aba7c1) From [Nick Staikos MP](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) ## Their biggest ads - [![In 2022, electoral boundary changes brought parts of Cheltenham and Highett into the Bentleigh electorate. So I got straight to work, fight](https://politics.computer/media/f627929c2b69febb0bc5ce8a31a562ddc509b317f189103f807e2c8e2cd7ebb8?w=480) Nick Staikos MP$200–$299 spent Running since 2 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/f627929c2b69febb0bc5ce8a31a562ddc509b317f189103f807e2c8e2cd7ebb8) - [![We invested in McKinnon Secondary College. We added a second campus. And now we are rebuilding McKinnon Primary School too. But it’s not ju](https://politics.computer/media/53ee0265fa306090cae6103b6534dd7ef881caac1cb78770e2c55d1b12534251?w=480) Nick Staikos MP$100–$199 spent Running since 2 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/53ee0265fa306090cae6103b6534dd7ef881caac1cb78770e2c55d1b12534251) - [![I will always fight for working people in Bentleigh.](https://politics.computer/media/20399b303aae3354e4a685476a757a7bbc9613f7c52b0cbd0e89983282cd1a42?w=480) Nick Staikos MPUnder $500 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/20399b303aae3354e4a685476a757a7bbc9613f7c52b0cbd0e89983282cd1a42) - [![Shortly after I became the Member for Bentleigh, I met Anne Crawford - a mum of a child at Southern Autistic School, East Bentleigh. All An](https://politics.computer/media/930cdbd4c010802bb135dae0333f1e13159cd378460ea52fc04fd12ab8a78447?w=480) Nick Staikos MPUnder $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/930cdbd4c010802bb135dae0333f1e13159cd378460ea52fc04fd12ab8a78447) ## Other districts in Southern Metropolitan - [Albert Park](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/albert-park) - [Ashwood](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ashwood) - [Brighton](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/brighton) - [Caulfield](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/caulfield) - [Hawthorn](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/hawthorn) - [Kew](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kew) - [Malvern](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/malvern) - [Oakleigh](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/oakleigh) - [Prahran](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/prahran) - [Sandringham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sandringham) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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