Politics Computer

Victorian state district

Hawthorn

In the Southern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 14 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $20.9K–$31K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting member

On the ballot: 7 candidates

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

  1. 1Clive CrosbyLabor
  2. 2Kylie RochaGreens
  3. 3Shima IbukiIndependent
  4. 4Paul PribilovicsOne Nation
  5. 5Adam NicollFamily First
  6. 6Tess McEnearneyVictorian Socialists
  7. 7John PesuttoLiberal

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

About

About Hawthorn

Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in eastern Melbourne, centred on the suburbs of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. It is held by John Pesutto of the Liberal Party, who is also a former leader of the Victorian Liberal Party. Pesutto's advertising focuses on integrity and democracy, climate, leader character, Indigenous issues, energy and cost of living.

Region
Southern Metropolitan
Created
Proclaimed in 1888, taking effect at the 1899 election
Sitting member
John Pesutto, Liberal Party
Notable former members
Sir William McPherson, Ted Baillieu, Walter Jona
Non-Liberal holders
Leslie Hollins, Charles Murphy, John Kennedy

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

Who's advertising

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

  1. Shima4HawthornCandidate, Independents
    $20.9K–$31K73 ads, 73 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

Their biggest ads

Other districts in Southern Metropolitan