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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Macedon District
Location: Daylesford, Gisborne, Kyneton
Legislative Council:
Northern Victoria Region
Enrolment 2022 election: 48,019
Enrolment June 2026: 50,744 (up 5.7%)
Relevant demographics (2021 census)
High income: 26.2% (Aust average 22.6%)
Renting: 13.3% (Aust average 30.6%)
Paying a mortgage: 43.0% (Aust average 35.0%)
Couples with children: 59.0% (Aust average 43.7%)
Born overseas: 13.6% (Aust average 27.7%)
No religion: 50.5% (Aust average 38.9%)
University graduate: 26.9% (Aust average 26.3%)
Professional / managerial: 40.2% (Aust average 37.7%)
Sitting member: Hon Mary-Anne Thomas (Labor): Elected 2014, 2018, 2022. Retiring 2026
2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 13.2%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 09.5%
Status: Fairly safe Labor
Macedon was created in 2002, largely replacing the former seat of Gisborne, which dated back to 1967. It extends from Gisborne and Riddells Creek, now close to the fringes of Melbourne, north west to Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, and also takes in Kyneton, Romsey and Woodend. These picturesque goldfields towns are all being colonised by Melbourne exiles, and Daylesford has a substantial gay and lesbian population. This has made the seat more urban and more affluent than its location would suggest. Daylesford and Kyneton vote heavily Labor, while Gisborne and Lancefield have remained Liberal.
Gisborne was a safe Liberal seat throughout most of its history, being held by Liberal minister Tom Reynolds 1979-99. When Reynolds retired, the Liberals tried to parachute Legislative Council member and minister Rob Knowles into the seat, but he was unexpectedly defeated in Steve Bracks's sweep of Victorian regional seats at the 1999 election. Labor members Joanne Duncan and Mary-Anne Thomas have held the seat (renamed Macedon in 2002) since.
Mary-Anne Thomas, Labor MLA for Macedon since 2014, was a ministerial adviser and senior public servant, as well as an executive with the National Australia Bank, before entering politics. She became a parliamentary secretary in 2014 and Minister for Health in 2022. She is retiring in 2026.
2022 results
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Boundaries following
2021 redistricting |
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Candidates:
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Annette Death
Australian Labor Party |
Kate Kendall
Liberal Party |
Marley McRae McLeod
Australian Greens |
Catherine Wilson
Victorian Socialists |
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