# ballotbae

> Independent, non-partisan guide to the 2026 Victorian state election (Saturday 28 November 2026, 8am to 6pm). For every party contesting it: what it supports, what it opposes, and which issues it doesn't mention ("ghosting"), sourced from each party's own documents. Includes a plain-English summary of key voting dates and how to fill in the ballots, drawn from the Victorian Electoral Commission. ballotbae is not the VEC and not official advice; the VEC (vec.vic.gov.au) is the authoritative source. Not voting advice. Last updated 2026-11-01.

Key facts:
- Enrolment closes: 8pm, Tuesday 3 November
- Candidate nominations close: 12 noon, Monday 9 November
- Low sensory voting: 10am to 4pm, Tuesday 17 November, in every district
- Early voting: Wednesday 18 to Friday 27 November (closes 6pm on the 27th)
- Postal vote applications close: 6pm, Wednesday 25 November
- Election day: Saturday 28 November, 8am to 6pm
- Voting is compulsory for all Victorians who are Australian citizens aged 18 and older.
- Lower house (Legislative Assembly, small ballot paper): number every box in your order of preference, starting with 1.
- Upper house (Legislative Council, large ballot paper): either number at least 5 boxes above the line (for parties or groups), or at least 5 boxes below the line (for individual candidates). Don't do both.

When citing, please link to the specific page below and to ballotbae.app.

## Guides
- [How to vote in the 2026 Victorian election](https://ballotbae.app/how-to-vote/): dates, enrolment, early/postal voting, how to fill in both ballots
- [Who should I vote for?](https://ballotbae.app/who-should-i-vote-for/): neutral decision guide, cheat sheet of where the major parties stand, and the 60-second party match quiz (https://ballotbae.app/#/match)
- [How ballotbae works](https://ballotbae.app/about/): sourcing rules and scoring

## Parties
- [Australian Labor Party – Victorian Branch](https://ballotbae.app/parties/labor/): supports 22, opposes 3, doesn't mention 21 of 47 issues
- [Liberal–Nationals Coalition](https://ballotbae.app/parties/coalition/): supports 17, opposes 5, doesn't mention 23 of 47 issues
- [Australian Greens Victoria](https://ballotbae.app/parties/greens/): supports 14, opposes 5, doesn't mention 28 of 47 issues
- [One Nation Victoria](https://ballotbae.app/parties/one-nation/): supports 17, opposes 6, doesn't mention 22 of 47 issues
- [Legalise Cannabis Victoria](https://ballotbae.app/parties/legalise-cannabis/): supports 1, opposes 0, doesn't mention 46 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Animal Justice Party](https://ballotbae.app/parties/animal-justice/): supports 1, opposes 2, doesn't mention 44 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Libertarian Party (formerly Liberal Democrats)](https://ballotbae.app/parties/libertarian/): supports 1, opposes 4, doesn't mention 42 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria](https://ballotbae.app/parties/sff/): supports 2, opposes 0, doesn't mention 45 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Victorian Socialists](https://ballotbae.app/parties/vic-socialists/): supports 15, opposes 3, doesn't mention 29 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Family First Victoria](https://ballotbae.app/parties/family-first/): supports 0, opposes 4, doesn't mention 43 of 47 issues (partial data)
- [Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party](https://ballotbae.app/parties/sustainable-australia/): supports 1, opposes 1, doesn't mention 45 of 47 issues (partial data)

## Issues
- [Cut land tax](https://ballotbae.app/issues/land-tax-cut/): Roll back the 2023 land-tax increases / lift the tax-free threshold?
- [Cut stamp duty](https://ballotbae.app/issues/stamp-duty-cut/): Cut or abolish stamp duty for home buyers?
- [Cut payroll tax](https://ballotbae.app/issues/payroll-tax-cut/): Reduce payroll tax (higher threshold or exemptions)?
- [New taxes on big business & wealth](https://ballotbae.app/issues/tax-big-business/): Raise new revenue from banks, gambling, fossil fuel firms or the wealthy?
- [Government action on grocery prices](https://ballotbae.app/issues/supermarket-intervention/): Intervene in grocery prices (public supermarkets, price caps or anti-gouging)?
- [Cap road tolls](https://ballotbae.app/issues/toll-cap/): Put a weekly cap on freeway tolls?
- [Rent caps or freeze](https://ballotbae.app/issues/rent-control/): Cap or freeze rent increases?
- [Large public/social housing build](https://ballotbae.app/issues/public-housing-build/): Fund a major expansion of public or social housing?
- [State-led density near transport](https://ballotbae.app/issues/density-near-transport/): Have the state push higher-density housing into established suburbs near transport (activity centres)?
- [Restrict foreign home buyers](https://ballotbae.app/issues/foreign-ownership-limits/): Restrict foreign ownership of residential property?
- [Keep legislated renewable & emissions targets](https://ballotbae.app/issues/renewable-targets/): Keep (or strengthen) Victoria's legislated renewable-energy, emissions and net-zero targets?
- [VNI West & Western Renewables Link](https://ballotbae.app/issues/transmission-projects/): Proceed with the big renewable transmission lines as planned?
- [Ban on gas in new homes](https://ballotbae.app/issues/gas-connection-ban/): Keep the ban on gas connections in new homes?
- [New gas exploration](https://ballotbae.app/issues/new-gas-exploration/): Open up new (onshore or offshore) gas exploration?
- [Prop up coal power](https://ballotbae.app/issues/coal-power/): Support coal generation / new coal and gas plants?
- [Lift the nuclear ban](https://ballotbae.app/issues/nuclear-ban-repeal/): Repeal Victoria's ban on nuclear energy?
- [Public ownership of energy (SEC)](https://ballotbae.app/issues/public-energy/): Expand publicly owned energy generation or retail (e.g. the SEC)?
- [Suburban Rail Loop](https://ballotbae.app/issues/suburban-rail-loop/): Continue building the Suburban Rail Loop?
- [Cheaper or free public transport](https://ballotbae.app/issues/cheaper-public-transport/): Cut, cap or abolish public transport fares?
- [Guaranteed regional funding share](https://ballotbae.app/issues/regional-funding-guarantee/): Guarantee a set share of revenue or infrastructure spending for regional Victoria?
- [Treat young violent offenders as adults](https://ballotbae.app/issues/adult-time-youth/): Try or sentence children charged with serious violent crimes as adults?
- [Lower the age of criminal responsibility](https://ballotbae.app/issues/lower-age-criminal-responsibility/): Lower the age of criminal responsibility (currently 12)?
- [Tougher bail laws](https://ballotbae.app/issues/tougher-bail/): Make bail harder to get for repeat or serious offenders?
- [Warrantless knife searches (Jack's Law)](https://ballotbae.app/issues/stop-and-search/): Give police stop-and-search powers with metal-detector wands?
- [Expand self-defence rights](https://ballotbae.app/issues/self-defence-laws/): Expand home self-defence laws or legalise pepper spray?
- [Loosen firearm laws](https://ballotbae.app/issues/loosen-firearm-laws/): Ease restrictions on licensed firearm owners?
- [Legalise cannabis](https://ballotbae.app/issues/cannabis-legalisation/): Legalise adult cannabis use (or put it to a vote)?
- [Shift money from policing to services](https://ballotbae.app/issues/police-funding-shift/): Redirect police/prison growth into social services?
- [Free public dental](https://ballotbae.app/issues/free-dental/): Fund free public dental care for the general public?
- [Free abortion care](https://ballotbae.app/issues/free-abortion/): Remove out-of-pocket costs for abortion care?
- [Expanded voluntary assisted dying](https://ballotbae.app/issues/euthanasia-expansion/): Support the expansion of voluntary assisted dying laws?
- [Hospital ED expansion](https://ballotbae.app/issues/ed-expansion/): Fund expanded emergency departments / more hospital beds?
- [Curb pokies & gambling industry](https://ballotbae.app/issues/pokies-reform/): Restrict poker machines, gambling ads or gambling donations?
- [Restart native forest logging](https://ballotbae.app/issues/native-logging-restart/): Bring back commercial native timber harvesting?
- [Keep duck hunting legal](https://ballotbae.app/issues/duck-hunting/): Allow recreational duck shooting to continue?
- [End greyhound racing subsidies](https://ballotbae.app/issues/greyhound-subsidies-end/): Stop taxpayer funding of greyhound racing / animals in sport?
- [AI data centre moratorium](https://ballotbae.app/issues/data-centre-moratorium/): Pause new AI data centres until protective laws exist?
- [Construction/Big Build royal commission](https://ballotbae.app/issues/construction-royal-commission/): Hold a royal commission into corruption on major projects?
- [Stronger IBAC powers](https://ballotbae.app/issues/stronger-ibac/): Give the anti-corruption commission stronger powers?
- [Ban corporate/industry donations](https://ballotbae.app/issues/donations-ban/): Ban political donations from corporations or specific industries?
- [Shrink the public service](https://ballotbae.app/issues/public-service-cuts/): Freeze hiring or cut non-frontline public service roles?
- [Sell or transfer public assets](https://ballotbae.app/issues/privatisation/): Sell, privatise or transfer state-owned assets or bodies?
- [2026 upper-house voting change](https://ballotbae.app/issues/upper-house-reform/): Support the 2026 abolition of group voting tickets (new upper-house rules)?
- [Statewide Treaty & Gellung Warl](https://ballotbae.app/issues/treaty/): Keep the Statewide Treaty Act 2025 and the First Peoples' body Gellung Warl?
- [LGBTIQA+ equality programs](https://ballotbae.app/issues/lgbtiqa-programs/): Keep or expand LGBTIQA+ equality measures (incl. school programs)?
- [Ban specific protest phrases](https://ballotbae.app/issues/speech-restrictions/): Criminalise specific phrases such as 'globalise the intifada'?
- [Lower immigration / population growth](https://ballotbae.app/issues/lower-immigration/): Cut immigration or stabilise population? (Mostly a federal power.)

## Electorates
- [All 88 districts and 8 regions with current MPs](https://ballotbae.app/electorates/)

## Optional
- [Full plain-text dataset](https://ballotbae.app/llms-full.txt): every party's position on every issue, with sources
- [Open data (JSON)](https://ballotbae.app/open-data/ballotbae.json)