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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Essendon District

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Location: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Strathmore
Legislative Council: Northern Metropolitan Region

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Enrolment 2022 election: 49,525
Enrolment November 2025: 52,091

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Sitting member: Hon Danny Pearson (Labor): Elected 2014, 2018, 2022

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Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs
Minister for Finance

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2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 15.9%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.5%

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Status: Safe Labor

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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 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.

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2022 results

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Boundaries following 2021 redistricting

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Candidates:

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Hon Danny Pearson Australian Labor Party	James Williams Victorian Greens

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