--- title: "Eltham: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Eltham: 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/eltham" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) Victorian state district # Eltham In the North-Eastern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $100–$799 on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting member - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aafb9/contentassets/a4201f7feedd450f9b7f15b2cfcf1465/member-photo/103.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Vicki Ward** Labor, Eltham ](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) ## On the ballot: 7 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Maeve Riches Victorian Socialists 2. 2 Paul Byrnes Liberal 3. 3 Louise Brooksby Animal Justice Party 4. 4 Steven Marasea Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) 5. 5 [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) Labor 6. 6 Jessie Weatherley One Nation 7. 7 Rachel Busbridge Greens Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/eltham-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Eltham Eltham is an outer metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, in the North-Eastern Metropolitan region. Its sitting member is Vicki Ward of the Australian Labor Party. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on health. Sitting member Vicki Ward (Australian Labor Party) Region North-Eastern Metropolitan Created Prior to the 1992 election Previous members Wayne Phillips (Liberal Party), defeated in 2002 Localities Eltham, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Research, St Helena, Diamond Creek, Wattleglen Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FEltham), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Eltham whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) MP, Labor $100 –$799 7 ads, 7 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## What they're promising in Eltham 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 > That’s Labor’s plan for free dental clinics. [See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/25e700a4d7ef432c7f35a0e30588f76937e630f75899791cb6bd7f9095f53c36) In 2 ads from [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) ## Their biggest ads - [![Labor is fighting for working people in Eltham.](https://politics.computer/media/d62cdc758defe95bcd6fe5b9e52136a1e95685203629eed9f0efd7c0ca9c86f7?w=480) Vicki WardUnder $300 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/d62cdc758defe95bcd6fe5b9e52136a1e95685203629eed9f0efd7c0ca9c86f7) - [![Labor is fighting for working people in Eltham.](https://politics.computer/media/a0cde910ae90962230a23dcb5359b4477ae8483906970f266ebd400f80f650bf?w=480) Vicki WardUnder $200 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/a0cde910ae90962230a23dcb5359b4477ae8483906970f266ebd400f80f650bf) ## Other districts in North-Eastern Metropolitan - [Bayswater](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bayswater) - [Box Hill](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/box-hill) - [Bulleen](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bulleen) - [Bundoora](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bundoora) - [Croydon](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/croydon) - [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) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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