A Reservoir resident of seven years who works in the mental health sector, and an activist and unionist.
Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Preston
A Legislative Assembly district in the Northern Metropolitan region. Election day is Saturday 28 November 2026.
Current member
Nathan Lambert, Australian Labor Party
Candidates
Who's running
8 candidates have been announced or preselected for Preston, 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 8 candidates have a profile so far, written by this site from the sources listed with it.
Has a PhD in urban planning and has campaigned with the Save the Preston Market action group. Running as a progressive independent.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
A healthcare professional with more than two decades' experience, including eight years in Victoria's public hospitals, and a renter.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Labor member for Preston, and Parliamentary Secretary for Children and for Climate Action. A former Victorian public servant who worked on forestry, energy and climate change; grew up in regional Victoria and lives in central Preston.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
An engineer, policy researcher and unionist who lives in Reservoir.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Julio Valencia
Family First
Announced, not yet nominated
Voting
How to vote in Preston
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Preston, 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 Nathan Lambert
- Electorate office
- 352 Bell Street, Preston, VIC, 3072
- Phone
- 03 9981 3547
- nathan.lambert@parliament.vic.gov.au
Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 28 Aug 2026.