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Victorian state election, 28 November 2026
Wendouree District

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Location: Ballarat, Sebastopol, Wendouree
Legislative Council: Western Victoria Region
Enrolment 2022 election: 50,461
Enrolment November 2025: 52,101

Sitting member: Juliana Addison (Labor): Elected 2018, 2022

2018 Labor majority over Liberal: 10.3%
2021 redistricting: Labor majority over Liberal 11.0%
2022 Labor majority over Liberal: 13.5%

Status: Safe Labor

Wendouree was created in 2014, when Ballarat West (which had existed on-and-off since 1859), was renamed. It is a wholly urban seat taking in most of Ballarat, a city which become increasingly solid for Labor in recent years: the Liberals haven't won a state or federal seat in Ballarat since 1996. Recent members (including for Ballarat West): Geoff Jenkins (Liberal) 1992-99, Karen Overington (Labor) 1999-2010, Sharon Knight (Labor) 2010-18, Juliana Addison (Labor) since 2018.

  • 2022 results
  • Boundaries following
    2021 redistricting

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  • Candidates:
    Juliana Addison
    Australian Labor Party

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