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Victorian state district

Pakenham

In the Eastern Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $4K–$5K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting member

On the ballot: 10 candidates

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

  1. 1Jesse HamalainenLabour DLP
  2. 2Raymond FrenchIndependent
  3. 3Kate HandsLibertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
  4. 4Lucas OgdenIndependent
  5. 5Stephanie GriggVictorian Socialists
  6. 6Alessandra SolivenLabor
  7. 7Radmila DysonLiberal
  8. 8Nasser YawariGreens
  9. 9Warren PickeringOne Nation
  10. 10Stephanie DaviesIndependent

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

About

About Pakenham

Pakenham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the Eastern Victoria region, covering the outer south-eastern suburbs of Officer, Officer South and Pakenham, along with less populated areas either side of the Pakenham railway line. The seat is currently held by Emma Vulin of the Australian Labor Party. Her Facebook and Instagram ads have not focused on a specific topic.

Created
Recreated in the 2021 redistribution of boundaries
Previous abolition
Originally created for 1992 election, abolished at 2002 election
Re-contested
At the 2022 Victorian state election
Region
Eastern Victoria
Sitting member
Emma Vulin, Australian Labor Party

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

Who's advertising

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

  1. Emma VulinMP, Labor
    $4K–$5K2 ads, 2 running

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Their biggest ads

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