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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Preston District

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Location: Preston, Reservoir, Ruthven
Legislative Council: Northern Metropolitan Region

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Enrolment 2022 election: 50,362
Enrolment June 2026: 53,020 (up 2.8%)

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Relevant demographics (2021 census)

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High income: 19.7% (Aust average 22.6%)
Renting: 39.1% (Aust average 30.6%)
Paying a mortgage: 29.0% (Aust average 35.0%)
Couples with children: 55.0% (Aust average 43.7%)
Born overseas: 34.9% (Aust average 27.7%)
Italian speakers: 6.0% (Aust average 1.0%)
Chinese speakers: 5.2% (Aust average 3.9%)
Greek speakers: 5.2% (Aust average 1.0%)
No religion: 38.1% (Aust average 38.9%)
Islam: 6.0% (Aust average 3.2%)
University graduate: 32.3% (Aust average 26.3%)
Professional / managerial: 40.3% (Aust average 37.7%)

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Sitting member: Nathan Lambert (Labor): Elected 2022

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2018 Labor majority over Greens: 20.7%
2021 redistricting: Labor majority over Greens 21.2%
2022 Labor majority over Greens: 02.1%

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Status: Very safe Labor versus Liberals, vulnerable to Greens

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Preston was created in 1945, and until 2022 was a safe Labor seat. It is still largely a working-clas seat, with a strong Greek and Italian presence. At the 2022 election Labor's margin over the Greens was cut to 2.1%, mainly because a popular independent, former Darebin mayor Gaetano Greco, running on local issues such as the future of Preston Market, polled 13.7% and directed his preferences to the Greens. The Greens are strongest in Preston, in the southern part of the seat, while Labor still dominates northern areas like Keon Park and Ruthven. Members (all Labor): Carl Kirkwood 1970-88, Michael Leighton 1988-2006, Robin Scott 2006-22, Nathan Lambert since 2022. Lambert will need to work hard to hold this increasingly difficult seat.

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2022 results

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Boundaries following 2021 redistricting

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Candidates:

Serena Ashmore Victorian Socialists	Nathan Lambert Australian Labor Party	Loki Sangarya Victorian Greens	Rachel Unicomb Animal Justice Party

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