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title: "Box Hill: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Box Hill: who holds the seat, who's running at the Victorian election on 28 November, and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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# Box Hill

In the North-Eastern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $200–$899 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul_Hamer_2019.jpg?width=96)**Paul Hamer** Labor, Box Hill ](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)

## On the ballot: 8 candidates

In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them.

1. 1 Aaron Qin Greens
2. 2 Heena Cheung Independent
3. 3 Jamie Baker One Nation
4. 4 Sally Houguet Liberal
5. 5 Sue-Ellen McGrath Labour DLP
6. 6 [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) Labor
7. 7 Saravina Afaj Victorian Socialists
8. 8 Peter Fagg Family First

Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/box-hill-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.

About

## About Box Hill

Box Hill is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in eastern Melbourne, covering 29 square kilometres. It is held by Paul Hamer of the Australian Labor Party. Ads from Paul Hamer MP focus on infrastructure transport, health, education and crime safety.

Area

29 square kilometres

Region

North-Eastern Metropolitan

Sitting member

Paul Hamer, Australian Labor Party

Suburbs include

Box Hill, Mont Albert, most of Blackburn, parts of Burwood

Boundary change 1991

Balwyn electorate abolished and mostly absorbed; took effect 1992

Boundary change 2014

Blackburn, Nunawading and part of Forest Hill added

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

## Who's advertising

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

1. [Paul Hamer MP](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) MP, Labor  
$200 –$899 7 ads, 7 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## What they're promising in Box Hill

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 Dental care  
> Labor's making dental care free.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/9dbd7db9194a7df7a93cec652ebc3966f551a3d4066b06aaa66ed3644a836d22) In 2 ads from [Paul Hamer MP](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)
2. ### Labor School funding  
> Paul Hamer and Labor will deliver $26 million for a state-of-the-art STEAM Leaning Centre at Koonung.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/b2fb897596ac46cf7d68326af4551c336ec1d7db00d90888a596957aad43d7af) From [Paul Hamer MP](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)
3. ### Labor Community infrastructure  
> Paul Hamer and Labor will deliver $4 million towards a new pavilion at Surrey Park.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/60d195b581dd5d55c2890343d85460ccc0ea2d0412e0b8a6bb626e3494fab955) From [Paul Hamer MP](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)
4. ### Labor Police numbers  
> We'll recruit 1500 more police.  
[See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/9dbd7db9194a7df7a93cec652ebc3966f551a3d4066b06aaa66ed3644a836d22) From [Paul Hamer MP](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)

## Their biggest ads

- [![Labor is fighting for working people in Box Hill.](https://politics.computer/media/709dfd31f5bff5a1f55f7e37400095870a468432dfddc927b71de5a14fbd8b9e?w=480) Paul Hamer MPUnder $200 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/709dfd31f5bff5a1f55f7e37400095870a468432dfddc927b71de5a14fbd8b9e)
- [![我是Paul Hamer 维州工党正在推动免费牙科医疗服务，同时也聘请更多的护士](https://politics.computer/media/9dbd7db9194a7df7a93cec652ebc3966f551a3d4066b06aaa66ed3644a836d22?w=480) Paul Hamer MPUnder $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/9dbd7db9194a7df7a93cec652ebc3966f551a3d4066b06aaa66ed3644a836d22)
- [![Paul Hamer and Labor will deliver $4 million towards a new pavilion at Surrey Park.](https://politics.computer/media/60d195b581dd5d55c2890343d85460ccc0ea2d0412e0b8a6bb626e3494fab955?w=480) Paul Hamer MPUnder $100 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/60d195b581dd5d55c2890343d85460ccc0ea2d0412e0b8a6bb626e3494fab955)

## Other districts in North-Eastern Metropolitan

- [Bayswater](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bayswater)
- [Bulleen](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bulleen)
- [Bundoora](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bundoora)
- [Croydon](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/croydon)
- [Eltham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/eltham)
- [Glen Waverley](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/glen-waverley)
- [Ivanhoe](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ivanhoe)
- [Mill Park](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/mill-park)
- [Ringwood](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ringwood)
- [Warrandyte](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/warrandyte)

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