Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 4 June 2026 · Integrity and democracy

Electoral Further Amendment Bill 2026: introduction and first reading

Voting yes supported the Electoral Further Amendment Bill 2026 being introduced and read a first time, which is a formal step that does not yet agree to the bill's main idea.

Passed24 yes 15 no

The question put

That the bill be now read a first time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- YesEnver Erdogan
- YesGayle Tierney
- YesHarriet Shing
- YesIngrid Stitt
- YesJacinta Ermacora
- YesJaclyn Symes
- YesJohn Berger
- YesLee Tarlamis
- YesLizzie Blandthorn
- YesMichael Galea
- YesRyan Batchelor
- YesShaun Leane
- YesSheena Watt
- YesSonja Terpstra
- YesTom McIntosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 11 no
11 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoBev McArthur
- NoDavid Davis
- NoEvan Mulholland
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoJoe McCracken
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRenee Heath
- NoRichard Welch
- NoTrung Luu
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesAiv Puglielli
- YesAnasina Gray-Barberio
- YesKatherine Copsey
- YesSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoMelina BathNationals
- YesGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- NoRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.