--- title: "Yan Yean: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Yan Yean: 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/yan-yean" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) 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 - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac29/contentassets/52659aad05514c059480530d46bda3c8/member-photo/1778.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**Lauren Kathage** Labor, Yan Yean ](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) ## On the ballot: 8 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) Labor 2. 2 Jeremy Johnson One Nation 3. 3 Andrew Bell Victorian Socialists 4. 4 James Hall Family First 5. 5 Sinan Okatan Animal Justice Party 6. 6 Amanda Dow Liberal 7. 7 Gufran Mohammed Greens 8. 8 Troy Cheers Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/yan-yean-district/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FYan%5FYean), 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. 1. [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) MP, Labor $200 –$1.3K 11 ads, 10 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## 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. [Every Victorian promise](https://politics.computer/promises/vic) 1. ### Labor Emergency department > Labor is building a New Emergency Department for The Northern Hospital. [See the ad](https://politics.computer/ad/f77db8b22dcdcab413010602d7275bed72b581166802d34d5d010861e900a66e) From [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) ## Their biggest ads - [![Labor is fighting for working people across the Yan Yean electorate.](https://politics.computer/media/f77db8b22dcdcab413010602d7275bed72b581166802d34d5d010861e900a66e?w=480) Lauren Kathage$100–$399 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/f77db8b22dcdcab413010602d7275bed72b581166802d34d5d010861e900a66e) - [![Labor is fighting for working people across the Yan Yean electorate.](https://politics.computer/media/f3705809f0d883a7f71a708a800a4b88a210401cf2922eb026044e7a1629a3d1?w=480) Lauren KathageUnder $500 spent Running since 7 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/f3705809f0d883a7f71a708a800a4b88a210401cf2922eb026044e7a1629a3d1) - [![People in Wallan have heard it all before. So I understand why some locals wondered if the ramps would ever actually get built. But now th](https://politics.computer/media/e50da2999890d82fbf13e3f4e6b5d6dbc1ec615d2a954137902194f8ff9c8f06?w=480) Lauren KathageUnder $100 spent Started 24 July, now stopped](https://politics.computer/ad/e50da2999890d82fbf13e3f4e6b5d6dbc1ec615d2a954137902194f8ff9c8f06) ## Other districts in Northern Victoria - [Benambra](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/benambra) - [Bendigo East](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bendigo-east) - [Bendigo West](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bendigo-west) - [Eildon](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/eildon) - [Euroa](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/euroa) - [Macedon](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/macedon) - [Mildura](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/mildura) - [Murray Plains](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/murray-plains) - [Ovens Valley](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ovens-valley) - [Shepparton](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/shepparton) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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