Border Mail photographer runs for Family First in Victoria
Former Border Mail photographer Chris McCormack is contesting the Northern Victoria upper house seat for Family First in the November 28 election.
Reported by The Border Mail
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Changes to upper house voting rules, removing group voting and requiring above-or-below-the-line choices, make it harder for minor parties to win seats.
In Australia. The Victorian election on November 28 will shape state policy on energy, water, housing and religious freedoms over the next four years.
Key facts
- November 28, 2026
- Election date
- Northern Victoria upper house
- Electorate
- 1.9% (791 votes) in Macedon
- Previous result
- 2002
- Left journalism
- McCormack left The Border Mail in 2002 and has worked as a delivery driver and traffic controller.
- He previously stood for Northern Victoria under the Democratic Labour Party in 2018 and for the Senate in 2019 before joining Family First over internal disputes.
- He later ran for Macedon against health minister Mary-Anne Thomas, winning 1.9 per cent.
- Family First opposes renewable energy subsidies and gas exploration bans, and backs faith-based schools hiring on shared ethos.
