Raised in a working-class family in a rural small town.
Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Gippsland East
A Legislative Assembly district in the Eastern Victoria region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.
Current member
Tim Bull, The NationalsNot among the candidates announced so far for 2026. The list may be incomplete; this doesn't mean they're retiring.
Candidates
Who's running
7 candidates have been announced or preselected for Gippsland East, 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. 5 of 7 candidates have a profile so far, written by this site from the sources listed with it.
Ricky Muir
Campaign websiteShooters, Fishers and Farmers
Announced, not yet nominatedRan here in 2022: 5.8%
A senator for Victoria from 2014 to 2016, elected for the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party. Ran for Gippsland East for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers in 2022, winning 5.8% of first preferences.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
Works, studies and raises children in East Gippsland.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Born and educated in East Gippsland; a school teacher, community volunteer and farmer raising a family in Bairnsdale.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Labor hasn't published a biography, and we couldn't find one elsewhere, as of 5 November 2026.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Alison Waters
Family First
Announced, not yet nominated
Voting
How to vote in Gippsland East
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Gippsland East, from the candidates above.
Upper house (Legislative Council): you help elect the five members for the Eastern Victoria 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 Tim Bull
- Electorate office
- 143 Main Street, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875
- Postal address
- PO Box 1278, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875
- Phone
- 03 5152 3491
- tim.bull@parliament.vic.gov.au
Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 21 Sept 2026.