Six candidates chasing Bendigo votes list Melbourne homes
Six candidates for Northern Victoria's upper house list Melbourne addresses as their main home on ballot papers.
Labor MP Jaclyn Symes is among six candidates running in Northern Victoria who don't list the area as their main home. Symes lists Essendon as her address and maintains a second residence.
Symes says the arrangement helps with work and family needs across her four ministerial portfolios. The other candidates live in Melbourne suburbs.
Two come from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. One is independent.
One is from the Animal Justice Party. One is from the Democratic Labour Party.
Electoral rules let candidates list only one main address on ballot papers. Both major and minor party candidates have similar setups in this election.
- 6
- Candidates listing Melbourne homes
- Essendon
- Symes' listed address
- Kilmore
- Her office location
- 4
- Her ministerial portfolios
Why it mattersVoters should know whether candidates actually live in the region they're running to represent. This affects how well they listen to local concerns.
AustraliaVictorian election voters in Bendigo should know their upper house candidates may not be based in Northern Victoria despite running there.
