Has worked as a financial consultant and as an international arts curator, and returned to Melbourne in 2019 after more than a decade working overseas. Volunteers at St Joseph's Melkite Catholic Church in Fairfield and with its seniors' group.
Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Northcote
A Legislative Assembly district in the Northern Metropolitan region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.
Current member
Kat Theophanous, Australian Labor Party
Candidates
Who's running
5 candidates have been announced or preselected for Northcote, 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. Each candidate has a profile, written by this site from the sources listed with it.
A public school teacher who has lived in Northcote for nearly 30 years and raised a family there.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
A Northcote local, renter and trade unionist who grew up in the area. Worked on the railways for almost a decade and describes being the first female Rail, Tram and Bus Union delegate at Flinders Street Station.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Founder of the Jim's Group franchise network, which grew from a lawn-mowing business. Launched his own Jim's Party in 2024, and was endorsed by the Libertarian Party to contest Northcote in February 2026.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (3)
Labor member for Northcote since 2018, who describes Northcote as a lifelong home.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (2)
Voting
How to vote in Northcote
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Northcote, 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 Kat Theophanous
- Electorate office
- 4/404-414 High Street, Northcote, VIC, 3070
- Phone
- 03 9481 5777
- kat.theophanous@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Online
Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 3 Sept 2026.