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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Clarinda District
Location: Clarinda, Clayton South, Heatherton
Legislative Council:
South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Enrolment 2022 election: 48,450
Enrolment June 2026: 49,224 (up 01.6%)
Relevant demographics (2021 census)
High income: 21.4% (Aust average 22.6%)
Renting: 34.0% (Aust average 30.6%)
Paying a mortgage: 29.0% (Aust average 35.0%)
Couples with children: 60.0% (Aust average 43.7%)
Born overseas: 53.5% (Aust average 27.7%)
Born in India: 9.6% (Aust average 2.8%)
Born in China: 6.4% (Aust average 2.3%)
Born in Vietnam: 6.1% (Aust average 1.0%)
Chinese speakers: 11.1% (Aust average 3.9%)
Vietnamese speakers: 7.1% (Aust average 1.3%)
No religion: 29.6% (Aust average 38.9%)
Buddhism: 10.0% (Aust average 2.4%)
Hinduism: 8.0% (Aust average 2.7%)
University graduate: 32.2% (Aust average 26.3%)
Professional / managerial: 35.1% (Aust average 37.7%)
Sitting member: Meng Heang Tak (Labor): Elected 2018, 2022
2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 17.4%
2021 redistricting: Labor majority over Liberal 14.9%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 10.4%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
Clarinda was created in 2014 when the seat of Clayton was renamed. It is the heartland of Melbourne's large eastern suburbs Indochinese community. It is also attracting immigrants from India. It was won in 2014 by Hong Lim, who had held Clayton since 1996. Lim retired in 2018 and was succeeded by Meng Heang Tak. Both are of Cambodian-Chinese descent.
2022 results
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Boundaries following
2021 redistricting |
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Candidates:
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Kit Message
Victorian Socialists |
Meng Heang Tak
Australian Labor Party |
Candidate websites
Kit Message (Vic Socialists)
Meng Heang Tak (Labor)
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