Labor's blank ballot in Prahran risks handing election to Liberal-One Nation
Labor's open ticket in Prahran could hand the seat to the Liberals instead of the Greens.
The Victorian Greens say Labor's decision to run an open ticket in Prahran could cost them the election. Prahran is an inner Melbourne seat held by the Liberals' Rachel Westaway on a 1.3% margin.
Labor's how-to-vote cards will tell voters to put Labor candidate Meghan Hopper first but leave other boxes blank. The Greens lost Prahran in a 2025 byelection but received a 13.4% swing.
Labor's failure to preference them was cited as a factor. Labor is also running an open ticket next door in Caulfield.
- 1.3%
- Prahran margin
- 13.4%
- Greens swing in 2025 byelection
- Inner Melbourne, Victoria
- Location
- Rachel Westaway
- Liberal holder
Why it mattersA single seat could decide Victoria's election result. One Nation's role in government partly hinges on how Labor directs voters.
AustraliaThe outcome could reshape Victorian politics and determine whether One Nation holds the balance of power in the state parliament.
