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Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly

Point Cook

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

Current member

Mathew Hilakari, Australian Labor Party

Candidates

Who's running

8 candidates have been announced or preselected for Point Cook, 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.

Kirti Alle

The Republican

Announced, not yet nominated

We couldn't find a published biography as of 5 November 2026.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)

Mathew Hilakari

Campaign website

Labor

Announced, not yet nominatedSitting member

Labor member for Point Cook since 2022, and Parliamentary Secretary for Education.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)

Ponraj Krishna Pandi

Campaign website

Greens

Announced, not yet nominated

An IT consultant, first-generation migrant and community organiser in Point Cook.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)

Voting

How to vote in Point Cook

Two ballot papers

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

Upper house (Legislative Council): you help elect the five members for the Western 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 Mathew Hilakari

Electorate office
Suite 603, Level 1, Point Cook Town Centre,, 2 Main Street, Point Cook, VIC, 3030
Phone
03 9395 0221
Email
mathew.hilakari@parliament.vic.gov.au

Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 3 Sept 2026.

Where Point Cook is

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