--- title: "Gippsland South: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Gippsland South: 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/gippsland-south" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) Victorian state district # Gippsland South In the Eastern Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. ## Sitting member - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Danny_O'Brien_MP_-_July_2021.jpg?width=96)**Danny O'Brien** Nationals, Gippsland South ](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) ## On the ballot: 7 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Amy Barry-Macaulay Labor 2. 2 Jessica McAuliffe Animal Justice Party 3. 3 [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) Nationals 4. 4 Phillip Schuhmann Independent 5. 5 Zave Evans Greens 6. 6 Lachie McGennisken Victorian Socialists 7. 7 Bianca Wilkie One Nation Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/gippsland-south-district/nominations) (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members. About ## About Gippsland South Gippsland South is a Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament in the Eastern Victoria region, extending along the coast from Venus Bay to Loch Sport. It is held by Danny O'Brien of The Nationals. The Nationals have held the seat for all but two terms since 1929, and Labor has never won it. First elected 2015, by-election after Peter Ryan's resignation Previous members Sir Herbert Hyland, 1929 to 1970, died in office Initially defined by 1858 Electoral Act Renamed From South Gippsland under 1888 Electoral Act amendment Towns included Foster, Korumburra, Leongatha, Mirboo North, Sale, Yarram Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FGippsland%5FSouth), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Gippsland South whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Gippsland South yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Gippsland South 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 East](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/gippsland-east) - [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) --- [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.