This is a list of the candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election.
A record 742 candidates contested the 88 Legislative Assembly seats at the Victorian election on 26 November 2022, also including the supplementary election in Narracan on 28 January 2023. This overtook the previous record of 543 candidates in 2014 and was well up from 507 candidates in 2018. The 454 candidates for the Legislative Council is the highest number of upper house candidates in a Victorian election, up from 380 in 2018.
Retiring MPs The following members did not contest the election:
Labor Luke Donnellan MLA (Narre Warren North) – lost preselection 13 December 2021 Nazih Elasmar MLC (Northern Metropolitan) John Eren MLA (Lara) – announced 26 November 2021 Martin Foley MLA (Albert Park) – announced 23 June 2022 Mark Gepp MLC (Northern Victoria) – announced 2 December 2021 Danielle Green MLA (Yan Yean) – announced 24 November 2021 Dustin Halse MLA (Ringwood) – announced 24 November 2021 Jill Hennessy MLA (Altona) – announced 24 November 2021 Marlene Kairouz MLA (Kororoit) – lost preselection 13 December 2021 James Merlino MLA (Monbulk) – announced 23 June 2022 Frank McGuire MLA (Broadmeadows) – lost preselection 13 December 2021 Lisa Neville MLA (Bellarine) – announced 23 June 2022 Martin Pakula MLA (Keysborough) – announced 23 June 2022 Jaala Pulford MLC (Western Victoria) – announced 28 October 2022 Robin Scott MLA (Preston) – lost preselection 13 December 2021 Richard Wynne MLA (Richmond) – announced 25 November 2021
Liberal Bruce Atkinson MLC (Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 9 June 2022 Gary Blackwood MLA (Narracan) – announced 9 November 2021 Neale Burgess MLA (Hastings) – announced 11 November 2021 Cathrine Burnett-Wake MLC (Eastern Victoria) – lost preselection 31 July 2022 David Morris MLA (Mornington) – lost preselection 10 December 2021 Craig Ondarchie MLC (Northern Metropolitan) – lost preselection 24 July 2022 Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC (South Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 17 June 2022 Tim Smith MLA (Kew) – announced 7 November 2021
National Steph Ryan MLA (Euroa) – announced 5 July 2022
Independent Russell Northe MLA (Morwell) – announced 26 July 2022
Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.