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Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly

Berwick

A Legislative Assembly district in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.

Current member

Brad Battin, Liberal

Candidates

Who's running

8 candidates have been announced or preselected for Berwick, listed by surname. The VEC draws ballot order and publishes the official list after nominations close at 12 noon on 9 November.

Candidate list: Tally Room 2026 seat guide, checked 5 Nov 2026. 6 of 8 candidates have a profile so far, written by this site from the sources listed with it.

Liberal

Announced, not yet nominatedSitting member

Liberal member for Berwick, who held the seat at the 2022 election. A former police officer and small business owner raising a family in the electorate.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)

Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana

Campaign website

Victorian Socialists

Announced, not yet nominated

A civil engineer and member of Engineers Australia who has lived in Clyde North for four years, after living in Beaconsfield.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)

Labor

Announced, not yet nominated

A Victoria Police officer of more than 13 years and a Berwick local, who came to Australia from Pakistan more than two decades ago.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)

Ethelyn King

Libertarian

Announced, not yet nominated

A Libertarian candidate named Ethelyn King stood at the 2023 Mulgrave by-election, winning 2.9% of first preferences. We couldn't find a published biography as of 5 November 2026.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)

Voting

How to vote in Berwick

Two ballot papers

Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Berwick, from the candidates above.

Upper house (Legislative Council): you help elect the five members for the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region.

When and where

  • Early voting: Wednesday 18 to Friday 27 November
  • Election day: Saturday 28 November

Early, postal and election-day voting (VEC)

How-to-vote cards

Parties and candidates hand out cards showing the order they suggest. They're only suggestions: you can number the boxes in any order you choose. The VEC publishes every registered card on its website.

Filling in your ballot papers

Lower house: On the smaller lower house ballot paper, you need to number every box in the order of your choice.

Upper house: On the larger upper house ballot paper, you can choose to vote above the line or below the line. Whether you choose to vote above the line or below the line, you need to number at least one to five in your order of choice for your vote to count.

Use numbers only, no ticks or crosses. (Source: VEC)

Group voting tickets have been abolished for the upper house, so its ballot paper works differently from 2022. Check the VEC's guide even if you've voted before. (Source: Proportional Representation Society)

The VEC's guide to filling in both ballot papers

Instructions are quoted from the Victorian Electoral Commission, checked 5 Nov 2026.

Your state member

Contact Brad Battin

Electorate office
Suite 2,, 4-6 Wheelers Street, Berwick, VIC, 3806
Phone
03 5953 0216
Email
brad.battin@parliament.vic.gov.au
Online
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Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 28 Aug 2026.

Where Berwick is

District boundary from the 2021 redivision, via the ABS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.