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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Polwarth District

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Location: Camperdown, Colac, Torquay
Legislative Council: Western Victoria Region

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Enrolment 2022 election: 53,064
Enrolment November 2025: 54,123

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Sitting member: Richard Riordan (Liberal): Elected 2015 by, 2018, 2022

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2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 05.4%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 01.8%

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Status: Very marginal Liberal

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Polwarth was created in 1889, and has always been based on Colac and surrounding rural areas. Recent redistrictings, however, have moved the seat eastwards, taking in the towns of the Surf Coast and shedding rural areas to the west. Since the Surf Coast (particularly Torquay) now votes strongly Labor, this has sharply cut the Liberal margin. Recent members (all Liberal): Cecil Burgin 1970-85, Ian Smith 1985-99, Terry Mulder 1999-2015, Richard Riordan since 2015.

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2022 results

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Boundaries following 2021 redistricting

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Candidates:

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Jesse Holden Victorian Greens	Richard Riordan Liberal Party

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