Victorian state election · Legislative Assembly
Thomastown
Current member
Bronwyn Halfpenny, Australian Labor Party
Candidates
Who's running
5 candidates have been announced or preselected for Thomastown, 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. 4 of 5 candidates have a profile so far, written by this site from the sources listed with it.
Labor member for Thomastown since 2010.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
A veterinary nurse, teaching student and renter who has lived in the Thomastown area almost all of a lifetime.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
A lifelong Lalor local who bought a first hairdressing business at 21 and went on to run two salons.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Has spent most of a lifetime in Thomastown, and works casually for an environmental consultancy on construction projects.
Draft profile, not yet reviewed · sources (1)
Voting
How to vote in Thomastown
Two ballot papers
Lower house (Legislative Assembly): you choose the member for Thomastown, 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 Bronwyn Halfpenny
- Electorate office
- 221 High Street, Thomastown, VIC, 3074
- Phone
- 03 9401 2711
- bronwyn.halfpenny@parliament.vic.gov.au
Source: Parliament of Victoria, updated 28 Aug 2026.