St Kilda’s only independent election coverage
Focusing on St Kilda’s four local State seats:
Albert Park, Prahran, Caulfield and Brighton
TWiSK is following the issues in the four local seats that include parts of St Kilda and Elwood.
Opinion free information about every candidate in every local seat.
Visit these links for seat specific information and candidate lists:
TWiSK Votes: Albert Park
TWiSK Votes: Brighton
TWiSK Votes: Caulfield
TWiSK Votes: Prahran
TWiSK Votes: Southern Metro
Updated 1 November
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Albert Park
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TWiSK Votes: Albert Park
With Martin Foley stepping down, Albert Park is being targeted by Greens. MLC Nina Taylor is making a bid for this seat for Labor. The Greens are listing the seat as a possible gain and the Liberals have a dynamic local candidate.
There’s also an independent Georgie Dragwidge, a stall holder at the South Melbourne Market.
Brighton
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TWiSK Votes: Brighton
Liberal James Newbury defied the 2018 Danslide swing by just under 900 votes. Port Phillip Cr Louise Crawford is the ALP candidate. Felicity Frederico, former Bayside mayor and OAM recipient is a ‘teal’ independent. Local activist Sally Gibson is also in the running.
If you live in Elwood, East of Dickens Street, you are probably in Brighton.
Caulfield
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TWiSK Votes: Caulfield
Liberal MLA David Southwick won by just 204 votes in 2018. His is the most marginal Liberal seat.
The candidates for ALP (Lior Harel) , Liberal ((David Southwick MLA), Greens (Rachel Iampolski) and Teal independent (Nomi Kaltmann) are active in the Jewish community. (Text corrected 17 Oct)
The Jewish News will hold a candidate debate on 14 November.
If you live East of Brighton Road or Chapel Street, South of Carlisle Street, you are probably in Caulfield. FYI St Kilda Town Hall is in Caulfield.
Prahran
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TWiSK Votes: Prahran
Greens MLA Sam Hibbins will be going all out for a third term up against the ALP’s Wesa Chau, a self described D & I Expert, Entrepreneur and Social Innovator. This seat will be very close, the margin in 2018 was less than 300 votes.
If you live in St Kilda North of the St Kilda Town Hall, you are probably in Prahran.
Is your enrolment up to date? 8 November deadline
To vote in November’s State election, you’ll need to be correctly enrolled by 8 pm on Tuesday 8 November.
Checking or update is easiest on line at the VEC Victorian Electoral Commission
Voters are registered by their home address, this determines which district (seat) or region you can vote in.
Early voting centres open Monday 14 November
While state elections are held every four years on the last Saturday of November (Saturday 26 November 2022), You can vote earlier at pre-poll voting centres in each District.
Early voting centres for St Kilda residents
From Monday 14 November
“If you vote outside your enrolled district, it may take longer.”
Monday to Friday 14 November – 25 November: 8:30 am – 6 pm;
Saturday 19 November: 9 am – 5 pm.
Albert Park voters
Victorian Pride Centre Theatrette, 79–81 Fitzroy Street St Kilda
or
Level 4, 102 Albert Road, South Melbourne
Brighton voters
St Stephen’s Church Hall, 109–111 North Road Brighton
Caulfield voters
Level 2, Suite 204, 233–239 Nepean Highway Gardenvale
Prahran Voters
Ground Floor, 509 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
or
South Yarra Community Baptist Church Hall, 12–14 Surrey Road South Yarra
More info
You can also vote by post – but be mindful that applications for postal votes close on Wednesday 23 November – Click here for more voting option, including phone, overseas and more
Upper house – Southern Metropolitan Region
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Upper house race: The battle for seat #5
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