Victorian state district
Yan Yean
In the Northern Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $200–$1.3K on Facebook and Instagram ads.
Sitting member
On the ballot: 8 candidates
In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them.
- 1Lauren KathageLabor
- 2Jeremy JohnsonOne Nation
- 3Andrew BellVictorian Socialists
- 4James HallFamily First
- 5Sinan OkatanAnimal Justice Party
- 6Amanda DowLiberal
- 7Gufran MohammedGreens
- 8Troy CheersLibertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.
About
About Yan Yean
Yan Yean is a Victorian Legislative Assembly electoral district on the fringes of Melbourne's northern suburbs, in Northern Victoria. It is held by Lauren Kathage of the Australian Labor Party, and Labor has held the seat since it was created in 1992. Lauren Kathage's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on infrastructure transport and health.
- Region
- Northern Victoria
- Created
- 1992 election
- Localities
- Hurstbridge, Plenty, Whittlesea and Yan Yean
- Previous members
- Danielle Green (Labor), who retired at the 2022 election
- First elected
- Lauren Kathage at the 2022 election
- Before parliament
- Community worker
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
Who's advertising
MPs and candidates for Yan Yean whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.
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What they're promising in Yan Yean
Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.
LaborEmergency department
Labor is building a New Emergency Department for The Northern Hospital.
