Politics Computer

Victorian state district

Carrum

In the South-Eastern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $400–$1.2K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting member

On the ballot: 8 candidates

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

  1. 1Joshua MathewsOne Nation
  2. 2Reema AbabnehVictorian Socialists
  3. 3Carolyn MooreAnimal Justice Party
  4. 4Harley MackenzieLegalise Cannabis
  5. 5Trevor SmithLibertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
  6. 6Sonya KilkennyLabor
  7. 7Zoe PegrumGreens
  8. 8Jeff ShelleyLiberal

Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.

About

About Carrum

Carrum is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region, covering suburbs in Melbourne's south-eastern outer area. It is held by Sonya Kilkenny of the Australian Labor Party. Sonya Kilkenny's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on health.

Region
South-Eastern Metropolitan
Created
1976
Suburbs include
Bangholme, Bonbeach, Carrum, Carrum Downs, Lyndhurst, Patterson Lakes, Sandhurst, Seaford, Skye
Won at 2014 state election
Sonya Kilkenny (Labor), defeating the Liberal incumbent
2013 redistribution
Gained Carrum Downs and Sandhurst from Cranbourne; lost Aspendale, Edithvale and parts of Chelsea

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Who's advertising

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

  1. Sonya KilkennyMP, Labor
    $400–$1.2K8 ads, 8 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

What they're promising in Carrum

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

  1. LaborDental care

    That’s Labor’s plan for free dental clinics.

    See the adIn 2 ads from Sonya Kilkenny

  2. LaborSchool upgrades

    Only Labor will upgrade our wonderful Carrum Primary School.

    See the adFrom Sonya Kilkenny

  3. LaborAbortion access

    We’ll increase medical non-surgical abortions to 10 weeks and train more nurses.

    See the adFrom Sonya Kilkenny

Their biggest ads

Other districts in South-Eastern Metropolitan