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title: "Malvern: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Malvern: who holds the seat, who's running at the Victorian election on 28 November, and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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Victorian state district

# Malvern

In the Southern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $200–$1.2K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/O'Brien_2022.jpg?width=96)**Michael O'Brien** Liberal, Malvern ](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien)

## On the ballot: 7 candidates

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

1. 1 David Segal Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
2. 2 Peter Martin Labor
3. 3 Edward Bode One Nation
4. 4 Gavin Leonard Victorian Socialists
5. 5 Georgia Katsikis Greens
6. 6 Christina Zigouras Independent
7. 7 Amelia Hamer Liberal

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

About

## About Malvern

Malvern is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the Southern Metropolitan region of Melbourne. Its sitting member is Michael O'Brien of the Liberal Party. Facebook and Instagram ads tracked for Malvern focus on leader character, integrity and democracy, infrastructure and transport, housing, and energy.

Region

Southern Metropolitan

Sitting member

Michael O'Brien, Liberal Party

Created

1945

Held by the same party since

Liberal Party or its predecessor, since 1945

Suburbs

Malvern, Armadale, Kooyong, Malvern East, Toorak, parts of Glen Iris

Previous member

Robert Doyle, succeeded at the 2006 Victorian election

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

## Who's advertising

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

1. [Christina for Malvern](https://politics.computer/who/christina-for-malvern) Candidate, Independents  
$200 –$1.2K 10 ads, 10 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## Other districts in Southern Metropolitan

- [Albert Park](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/albert-park)
- [Ashwood](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ashwood)
- [Bentleigh](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bentleigh)
- [Brighton](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/brighton)
- [Caulfield](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/caulfield)
- [Hawthorn](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/hawthorn)
- [Kew](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kew)
- [Oakleigh](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/oakleigh)
- [Prahran](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/prahran)
- [Sandringham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sandringham)

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