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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Essendon District
Location: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Strathmore
Legislative Council:
Northern Metropolitan Region
Enrolment 2022 election: 49,525
Enrolment June 2026: 52,942(up 6.9%)
Relevant demographics (2021 census)
High income: 31.6% (Aust average 22.6%)
Renting: 39.0% (Aust average 30.6%)
Paying a mortgage: 30.0% (Aust average 35.0%)
Couples with children: 60.0% (Aust average 43.7%)
Born overseas: 27.2% (Aust average 27.7%)
No religion: 37.7% (Aust average 38.9%)
University graduate: 42.5% (Aust average 26.3%)
Professional / managerial: 51.7% (Aust average 37.7%)
Sitting member: Hon Danny Pearson (Labor): Elected 2014, 2018, 2022. Retiring 2026
2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 15.9%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.5%
Status: Safe Labor
Essendon was created in 1904. It was renamed Pascoe Vale in 1955 but reverted to Essendon in 1958. The area is a middle-class, and strongly Catholic, pocket in the otherwise working-class western suburbs. It is a stable, affluent, home-owning population, with no significant ethnic minorities. It has usually been a Labor seat, but DLP preferences kept it in Liberal hands from 1958 to 1979. Recent members: Sir Kenneth Wheeler (Liberal) 1958-79, Barry Rowe (Labor) 1979-92, George Davis (Liberal) 1992-96, Judy Maddigan (Labor) 1996-2010, Justin Madden (Labor) 2010-14, Danny Pearson (Labor) since 2014. Pearson was a minister in the Andrews and Allan governments. He will retire in 2026.
2022 results
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Boundaries following
2021 redistricting |
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Candidates:
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Michal Kedem
Victorian Socialists |
Tommy Le Deux
Liberal Party |
Kat Theodosis
Australian Labor Party |
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James Williams
Victorian Greens |
Oscar Yildiz
Independent |
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