--- title: "Footscray: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Footscray: 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/footscray" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) Victorian state district # Footscray In the Western Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $600–$1.5K on Facebook and Instagram ads. ## Sitting member - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aabfc/contentassets/9bc99e6da9be43ccb0d1092ccd9487c8/member-photo/1723.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Katie Hall** Labor, Footscray ](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) ## On the ballot: 15 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Hai Dinh Independent 2. 2 Elena Pereyra Greens 3. 3 Minh Quan Nguyen The West Party 4. 4 Andualem Felate The Republican 5. 5 Kristina Hess I'm Voting to Avoid the Fine 6. 6 Alexander Lopez One Nation 7. 7 Daniel Lewis Free Palestine 8. 8 Marcus Ibrahim Independent 9. 9 Ana Flores Family First 10. 10 [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) Labor 11. 11 Jess Marsh Independent 12. 12 Daryle Calder Climate Action Now 13. 13 Catherine Cumming Independent 14. 14 Tim Chang Liberal 15. 15 Jasmine Duff Victorian Socialists Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/footscray-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Footscray Footscray is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the Western Metropolitan region, just west of Melbourne. It covers Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, West Footscray and parts of Yarraville. Katie Hall of the Australian Labor Party is the sitting member. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on health. Created Created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1876, first used at the 1877 elections Abolished and recreated Abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1927 Party history Held by the Labor Party for its entire existence in its current form Sitting member Katie Hall, Australian Labor Party Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FFootscray), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Footscray whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. 1. [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) MP, Labor $600 –$1.5K 9 ads, 9 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## What they're promising in Footscray 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 [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) ## Their biggest ads - [![Labor is fighting for working people in Footscray.](https://politics.computer/media/100c95aedaf4dacc113d5ae2989d32a2834c89a0810d9d7aa4b5942fec4d48dc?w=480) Katie Hall$100–$499 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/100c95aedaf4dacc113d5ae2989d32a2834c89a0810d9d7aa4b5942fec4d48dc) - [![Katie Hall and Labor built the new Footscray Hospital, and we're making dental care free.](https://politics.computer/media/3187332bce6c8933ccab6bf88397116744d9c5d65067e609986689c3ee6b5b3a?w=480) Katie HallUnder $200 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/3187332bce6c8933ccab6bf88397116744d9c5d65067e609986689c3ee6b5b3a) - [![My values have never changed. Only Labor can prevent a Liberal-One Nation government.](https://politics.computer/media/be111a4d4372ebe791515433e35ade0e71a8cfcdec3cc22d51f0f9a4fde8bcc1?w=480) Katie HallUnder $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/be111a4d4372ebe791515433e35ade0e71a8cfcdec3cc22d51f0f9a4fde8bcc1) ## Other districts in Western Metropolitan - [Kororoit](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kororoit) - [Laverton](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/laverton) - [Niddrie](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/niddrie) - [Point Cook](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/point-cook) - [St Albans](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/st-albans) - [Sunbury](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sunbury) - [Sydenham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sydenham) - [Tarneit](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/tarneit) - [Werribee](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/werribee) - [Williamstown](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/williamstown) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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