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title: "Gippsland East: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer"
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# Gippsland East

In the Eastern Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tim_Bull%2C_Nat.%2C_State_Member_Gipps._East%2C_jjron%2C_16.12.2010.jpg?width=96)**Tim Bull** Nationals, Gippsland East ](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull)

## On the ballot: 7 candidates

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

1. 1 Amy Espeseth Victorian Socialists
2. 2 Sonny Stephens Labor
3. 3 Ash Munro Greens
4. 4 Gemma Rendell Nationals
5. 5 Alison Waters Family First
6. 6 Steve Goodman One Nation
7. 7 Ricky Muir Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

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

About

## About Gippsland East

Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering most of eastern Victoria, including Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost, Omeo, Maffra and Heyfield. The seat is held by Tim Bull of The Nationals. The district covers 27,544 square kilometres, the third largest electorate in the state by area.

Area

27,544 square kilometres

Region

Eastern Victoria

Held by the same party since

The Nationals, since 2010

Previous members

Craig Ingram, independent, 1999 to 2010

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Gippsland East yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Gippsland East are on the [Victorian race](https://politics.computer/victoria) page.

## Other districts in Eastern Victoria

- [Bass](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bass)
- [Evelyn](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/evelyn)
- [Gippsland South](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/gippsland-south)
- [Hastings](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/hastings)
- [Monbulk](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/monbulk)
- [Mornington](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/mornington)
- [Morwell](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/morwell)
- [Narracan](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/narracan)
- [Nepean](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/nepean)
- [Pakenham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/pakenham)

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