A Merri-bek City councillor in a fourth term and a long-time socialist activist. Ran for Pascoe Vale as an independent in 2022, winning 4.2% of first preferences.
Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Broadmeadows
A Legislative Assembly district in the Northern Metropolitan region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.
Current member
Kathleen Matthews-Ward, Australian Labor Party
Candidates
Who's running
7 candidates have been announced or preselected for Broadmeadows, 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 7 candidates have a profile so far, written by this site from the sources listed with it.
A Glenroy law student who works in retail and is a Justice of the Peace. Was also the Liberal candidate for Broadmeadows in 2022, winning 23.1% of first preferences.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
Labor member for Broadmeadows, who held the seat at the 2022 election. Studied public health and worked as a policy adviser on disability, ageing and care before parliament.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
A university student and community advocate who grew up in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Was the Animal Justice candidate for Preston in 2022, winning 2.1% of first preferences.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Moved to Australia from Türkiye in 2013 and works as an application developer, living in Jacana. Was the Victorian Socialists candidate for Greenvale in 2022, winning 6.9% of first preferences.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
Voting
How to vote in Broadmeadows
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Broadmeadows, from the candidates above.
Upper house (Legislative Council): you help elect the five members for the Northern Metropolitan Region.
When and where
- Early voting: Wednesday 18 to Friday 27 November
- Election day: Saturday 28 November
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)
Instructions are quoted from the Victorian Electoral Commission, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Your state member
Contact Kathleen Matthews-Ward
- Electorate office
- Shop 42, , 1099-1169 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows, VIC, 3047
- Postal address
- PO Box 3225, Broadmeadows, VIC, 3047
- Phone
- 03 9300 3851
- kathleen.matthews-ward@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Online
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Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 28 Aug 2026.