--- title: "Brunswick: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Brunswick: 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/brunswick" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) Victorian state district # Brunswick In the Northern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. ## Sitting members No sitting member is recorded for Brunswick yet. ## On the ballot: 8 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Naomi Farmer Victorian Socialists 2. 2 John Margelis Liberal 3. 3 Adam Pulford Greens 4. 4 Adam Helman One Nation 5. 5 India Rose Animal Justice Party 6. 6 Gabe Steger Labor 7. 7 Jack Amanatidis Independent 8. 8 Melissa Yuan Independent Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/brunswick-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Brunswick Brunswick is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in inner northern Melbourne, within the Northern Metropolitan Region. The seat is currently vacant following the death of its previous member, Tim Read, in September 2026, and will remain vacant until the 2026 Victorian state election in November 2026\. Historically a very safe Labor seat, it was first won by the Greens in 2018 and retained by them in 2022. Area 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi) Suburbs Brunswick, Brunswick East, Carlton North, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill and parts of Brunswick West Previous member Tim Read (Greens), died September 2026 First won by Greens 2018, with a post-election margin of 0.6% First won in 1904 by Frank Anstey (Labor) Margin after 2022 election 13.5% Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FBrunswick), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Brunswick whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Brunswick yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Brunswick are on the [Victorian race](https://politics.computer/victoria) page. ## Other districts in Northern Metropolitan - [Broadmeadows](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/broadmeadows) - [Essendon](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/essendon) - [Greenvale](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/greenvale) - [Kalkallo](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kalkallo) - [Melbourne](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/melbourne) - [Northcote](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/northcote) - [Pascoe Vale](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/pascoe-vale) - [Preston](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/preston) - [Richmond](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/richmond) - [Thomastown](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/thomastown) --- [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 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) 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.