Greens target five Labor seats in Melbourne as they rebuild in Victoria
The Greens lost federal seats in 2025. They now target Labor's inner-Melbourne heartland. They aim for five gains in the November 28 Victorian election.
The Greens are mounting a comeback in Victoria just as they rebuild after a federal collapse. The Greens hold three lower house seats safely.
They are targeting at least five more. These include Labor's Northcote, Footscray, Pascoe Vale and Preston.
In 2025, major losses hit the Greens. Party leader Adam Bandt and rising star Max Chandler-Mather left.
New federal leader David Shoebridge is focused on state elections. In Northcote, Greens candidate Campbell Gome faces Labor's Kat Theophanous, who won by just 184 votes in 2022.
Recent polls show the Greens at 14 to 17 per cent primary vote statewide. But the Victorian Socialists are also running in every lower house seat.
They compete for progressive votes. They may affect the Northcote race.
- November 28
- Election date
- 3 (Brunswick, Melbourne, Richmond)
- Greens current seats
- 54 of 88
- Labor seats
- 14 to 17 per cent
- Greens primary vote
Why it mattersIf the Greens win enough seats, they could reduce Labor's 54-seat majority in the 88-seat parliament. This could change who governs Victoria.
AustraliaVictorians voting November 28 face a three-way contest in many inner-city seats where the Greens could shift the balance of power.
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