A 27-year-old renter in Mulgrave who works as a maintenance fitter and is a member of the AMWU.
Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Mulgrave
A Legislative Assembly district in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.
Current member
Eden Foster, Australian Labor Party (Elected at the 2023 Mulgrave by-election)
Candidates
Who's running
7 candidates have been announced or preselected for Mulgrave, 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.
Ran for Mulgrave as an independent in 2022, winning 18.0% of first preferences, and again at the 2023 by-election, with 18.8%.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
Labor member for Mulgrave since the November 2023 by-election, and a former Greater Dandenong councillor and mayor. Raised in the electorate.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
A self-described lifelong social democrat and environmentalist, who has lived in the UK, Australia and the USA.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Fotini Theodossopoulou
Libertarian
Announced, not yet nominatedHas run here before
A candidate of the same name ran for Mulgrave as an independent in 2022, winning 0.8% of first preferences. We couldn't find a published biography as of 5 November 2026.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
A secondary school teacher of 18 years, volunteer firefighter, Scout leader and Rotary member, and the son of Vietnamese refugees.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Voting
How to vote in Mulgrave
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Mulgrave, 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
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 Eden Foster
- Electorate office
- 517A Princes Highway, Noble Park, VIC, 3174
- Phone
- 03 9548 5644
- eden.foster@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Online
- FacebookInstagram
Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 28 Aug 2026.