District of Hawthorn

About this district

Upper-house region: Southern Metropolitan

Held by: Liberal (2022 result)

The seat is located in eastern Melbourne and is centred on the suburbs of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. (Description: Wikipedia, secondary source)

Official boundaries: VEC district page · VEC map

Candidates (6)

Clive Crosby

Labor · Party website

No verified quote from this candidate yet. See Labor platform & leader statements.

John Pesutto sitting MP

Liberal · Party website

Budget

As we've seen from this week's budget, if you cannot manage money, you can never look after the most vulnerable in our community.

Source: ABC News · Responding to the Victorian state budget and GP payroll tax, 10 May 2024

Kylie Rocha

Greens · Party website

No verified quote from this candidate yet. See Greens platform & leader statements.

Paul Pribilovics

One Nation · Party website

No verified quote from this candidate yet. See One Nation platform & leader statements.

Tess McEnearney

Victorian Socialists · Party website

No verified quote from this candidate yet. See Victorian Socialists platform & leader statements.

Shima Ibuki

Independent

Integrity & government

I am pretty disillusioned with how the major parties are too often influenced by party politics, lobbyists and vested interests, rather than the people that they are elected to represent.

Source: The Eastern Melburnian · Pitching to Hawthorn voters, 16 Oct 2026

Official VEC candidate nominations close at 12 noon on Friday 13 November 2026. Until the VEC publishes the final ballot draw, candidate lists here come from Wikipedia (a secondary source) and party announcements, and may change. Source: Wikipedia (secondary source).