VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ==================================================================== NEPEAN BY-ELECTION OF 2 MAY 2026 ===================================================================== Following the resignation of Sam Groth (Liberal) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Victoria Region: Flinders, Rosebud, Sorrento --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 majority: Liberal over Labor 06.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,910 Votes cast: 42.586 83.7 Informal votes: 2,041 04.8 Formal votes: 40,545 95.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % --------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Hercus One Nation 9,941 24.5 Reade Smith 721 01.8 Sianan Healy Aust Greens 3,805 09.4 +00.6 Anthony Marsh + Liberal Party 15,682 38.7 -09.4 Milton Wilde 166 00.4 Peter Angelico Libertarian 505 01.3 Tracee Hutchison 8,533 21.1 Renee Thompson Leg Cannabis 1,192 02.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,545 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two-candidate result --------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony MARSH + Liberal Party 25,642 63.2 -04.5 Tracee Hutchison 14,903 36.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,545 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Marsh: Elected 2026by Career: mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire ---------------------------------------------------------------------