Candidates of the 2002 Victorian state election

The 2002 Victorian state election was held on 30 November 2002.

## Retiring Members

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### Labor

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* Alex Andrianopoulos MLA (Mill Park)
* Keith Hamilton MLA (Morwell)

### Liberal

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* Robert Dean MLA (Berwick)
* Rob Maclellan MLA (Pakenham)
* John Richardson MLA (Forest Hill)
* Ross Smith MLA (Glen Waverley)
* Garry Spry MLA (Bellarine)
* Mark Birrell MLC (East Yarra)
* Bruce Chamberlain MLC (Western)
* Geoff Craige MLC (Central Highlands)
* John Ross MLC (Higinbotham)

### National

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* Don Kilgour MLA (Shepparton)
* Barry Steggall MLA (Swan Hill)
* Ron Best MLC (North Western)
* Roger Hallam MLC (Western)

## Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate  | Held by  | Labor candidates  | Coalition candidates  | Greens candidates  | Other candidates

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Albert Park | Labor | John Thwaites | Virginia Browne (Lib) | John Middleton | Melanie Oke (Ind)
Altona | Labor | Lynne Kosky | Steve Lambrinakos (Lib) | Tony Briffa |
Ballarat East | Labor | Geoff Howard | Gerard FitzGerald (Lib) | Scott Kinnear | Valiant Halborg (CEC)
Suresh Pathy (Ind)
Ballarat West | Labor | Karen Overington | Judy Verlin (Lib) | Faye Backstrom | Rob Donker (CDP)
Geoff Sullivan (Ind)
Bass | Liberal | John Anderson | Ken Smith (Lib) | Nikki Ludlow | Susan Davies (Ind)
Kay Nesbit (Ind)
Bayswater | Liberal | Peter Lockwood | Gordon Ashley (Lib) | Jill Bannan |
Bellarine | Liberal | Lisa Neville | Frank Kelloway | Catherine Jones |
Benalla | Labor | Denise Allen | Andrew Dwyer (Lib)
Bill Sykes* (Nat) | Peter Stewart |
Benambra | Liberal | Barb Murdoch | Tony Plowman* (Lib)
Geoff Reid (Nat) | Helen Lucas | Hannah Seymour (CDP)
Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Lisa Ruffell (Lib)
Tracee Spiby (Nat) | David Petersen |
Bendigo West | Labor | Bob Cameron | Geoff Austerberry (Lib)
Robin Taylor (Nat) | Doug Ralph |
Bentleigh | Liberal | Rob Hudson | Inga Peulich (Lib) | Penny Mitchell | Simon Hall (CEC)
Box Hill | Liberal | Robert Chong | Robert Clark (Lib) | Helen Harris |
Brighton | Liberal | Rachelle Sapir | Louise Asher (Lib) | Clive Davies |
Broadmeadows | Labor | John Brumby | Bentleigh Gibson (Lib) | Karin Geradts | Joseph Kaliniy (Ind)
Sleiman Yohanna (CEC)
Brunswick | Labor | Carlo Carli | Rebecca Gauci (Lib) | Pamela Curr | Steven Bird (CEC)
Judy McVey (SA)
Tony Morton (Ind)
Ken Taylor (Ind)
Bulleen | Liberal | Chris Miras | Nicholas Kotsiras (Lib) | Matthew Wright |
Bundoora | Labor | Sherryl Garbutt | Melanie Randall (Lib) | Gayle McDonald | Walter Mellado (CEC)
Burwood | Labor | Bob Stensholt | Di Rule (Lib) | Josephine Lee | Tom Morrissey (Ind)
Carrum | Labor | Jenny Lindell | Ross MacInnes (Lib) | Darren Bujeya | Michael Good (Ind)
Caulfield | Liberal | Harry Simon | Helen Shardey (Lib) | Ronen Becker |
Clayton | Labor | Hong Lim | Andrew Wong (Lib) | George Kirby | Daniel Berk (Dem)
Cranbourne | Labor | Jude Perera | Gary Rowe (Lib) | Gareth Kennedy | Heather Stanton (CEC)
Dandenong | Labor | John Pandazopoulos | John Kelly (Lib) | Maree Kelly | Janet Cox (Ind)
Earle Keegel (Ind)
Derrimut | Labor | Telmo Languiller | Adrian Lim (Lib) |  | Andre Kozlowski (CEC)
Doncaster | Liberal | Kate Dunn | Victor Perton (Lib) | Kerry Dawborn |
Eltham | Liberal | Steve Herbert | Wayne Phillips (Lib) | Merinda Gray |
Essendon | Labor | Judy Maddigan | Steve Reynolds (Lib) | Victor Lewis-Hansom | Colin Horne (CEC)
Evelyn | Liberal | Heather McTaggart | Christine Fyffe (Lib) | Rob Hay | Gabriela Byrne (Ind)
Ferntree Gully | Liberal | Anne Eckstein | Hurtle Lupton (Lib) | Stephen Bullock |
Footscray | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | Conrad D'Souza (Lib) | Janet Rice | Catherine Cumming (Ind)
Justine Kamprad (SA)
Martin Nguyen (Ind)
Forest Hill | Liberal | Kirstie Marshall | Vasan Srinivasan (Lib) | Adam Pepper | Rodney Campbell (Ind)
Noel Spurr (Ind)
Frankston | Liberal | Alistair Harkness | Andrea McCall (Lib) | Henry Kelsall | Carolyn Chapple (CEC)
Geelong | Liberal | Ian Trezise | Stretch Kontelj (Lib) | Elsie Teer | Andrea Battistella (Ind)
Miles Hodge (Ind)
Richard Nixon (Ind)
Gembrook | Liberal | Tammy Lobato | Neil Lucas (Lib) | Noel Ridgway | Frank Dean (Ind)
Gippsland East | Independent | Terry Grange | Darren Chester (Nat)
Leigh Dent (Lib) | Kevin Thiele | Ben Buckley (Ind)
Craig Ingram* (Ind)
Jacqueline McKeown (Ind)
Gippsland South | National | Gregg Cook | Jim Forbes (Lib)
Peter Ryan* (Nat) | Chris Aitken |
Hastings | Liberal | Rosy Buchanan | Neale Burgess (Lib) | Willem Olivier | Henry Broadbent (CEC)
Hawthorn | Liberal | Avis Meddings | Ted Baillieu (Lib) | Tania Giles |
Ivanhoe | Labor | Craig Langdon | Peter Nolan (Lib) | Glen Doreian | Martin Appleby (Ind)
Anna Morton (Ind)
Gary Schorel-Hlavka (Ind)
Keilor | Labor | George Seitz | Darren Buller (Lib) | Steve Nosal |
Kew | Liberal | Maree Williams | Andrew McIntosh (Lib) | Cheryl Clark | Mary Dettman (Dem)
Kilsyth | Liberal | Dympna Beard | Lorraine Elliott (Lib) | Lorraine Leach |
Kororoit | Labor | Andre Haermeyer | Joe Fenech (Lib) |  | Amanda George (Ind)
Bernard Reilly (Ind)
Lara | Labor | Peter Loney | Linda Ristevski (Lib) | Kim Baranowski | Brigitte Ellery (SA)
Lowan | National | Charles Williams | Hugh Delahunty* (Nat)
Howard Templeton (Lib) | David Brain |
Lyndhurst | Labor | Tim Holding | Alan Hood (Lib) | Theos Patrinos | Gordon Ford (Ind)
Macedon | Liberal | Joanne Duncan | Bernie Finn (Lib) | Marcus Ward | Bradley Scott (CEC)
Malvern | Liberal | Rolf Sorensen | Robert Doyle (Lib) | Robert Trafficante | Norman Pollack (Ind)
Melbourne | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | Sue Bourke (Lib) | Richard Di Natale | Jeremy Beck (CEC)
Michael Cebon (Ind)
Kevin Chamberlin (Ind)
Maxine Fensom (Ind)
Arun Pradhan (SA)
Melton | Labor | Don Nardella | Richard Gough (Lib) | Ken Stewart | John Goodman (Ind)
John Hyett (Ind)
Frank McColl (Ind)
Terry Muscat (Ind)
Mildura | Independent | John Zigouras | Tom Crouch (Nat)
Stan Sleep (Lib) | Bruce Rivendell | Tony Cursaro (Ind)
Russell Savage* (Ind)
Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | Lucas Kostadinoski (Lib) | Berhan Ahmed | Brian Mawhinney (Dem)
Mitcham | Labor | Tony Robinson | Russell Hannan (Lib) | Bill Pemberton | Liz Turner (Ind)
Kaele Way (Ind)
Monbulk | Liberal | James Merlino | Steve McArthur (Lib) | Craig Smith | Tony Holland (Dem)
Wolf Voigt (CDP)
Mordialloc | Liberal | Janice Munt | Geoff Leigh (Lib) | Shaun Monagle | Frank Gigliotti (CEC)
Mornington | Liberal | Judith Graley | Robin Cooper (Lib) | Paula Johnson |
Morwell | Labor | Brendan Jenkins | Diane Blackwood (Lib)
Jenny Hammett (Nat) | Catheryn Thompson | Harry Alexander (Ind)
Brad Platschinda (Ind)
Mount Waverley | Liberal | Maxine Morand | Ron Wilson (Lib) | John Poppins | Therese Bennett (Dem)
Matthew Bond (Ind)
Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Chris Kelly (Lib) | Colin Smith | Dikran Chabdjian (Ind)
Murray Valley | National | Lauren O'Neill | Ken Jasper* (Nat)
Don Joyce (Lib) | Trisha Scott |
Narracan | Liberal | Ian Maxfield | Ian Needham (Nat)
Karen Stoll (Lib) | Kate Jackson | Tony Sayers (Ind)
Narre Warren North | Liberal | Luke Donnellan | Maree Luckins (Lib) | Glen Haywood |
Narre Warren South | Liberal | Dale Wilson | Michael Shepherdson (Lib) | Thom Lyons |
Nepean | Liberal | Carole Ford | Martin Dixon (Lib) | David De Rango |
Niddrie | Labor | Rob Hulls | Susan Jennison (Lib) | Matthew Klugman | Pat Crea (DLP)
Northcote | Labor | Mary Delahunty | Graham Watt (Lib) | Sarah Nicholson | Paul Gallagher (CEC)
Jackie Lynch (SA)
Oakleigh | Labor | Ann Barker | Peter Goudge (Lib) | Ollie Bennett | Tina Skouzis (Ind)
Pascoe Vale | Labor | Christine Campbell | Steve Clancy (Lib) | Peter Elgood | Craig Isherwood (CEC)
Polwarth | Liberal | Steve Gartland | Doug Chant (Nat)
Terry Mulder* (Lib) | Natalie Atherden | Andrew Mitchell (Ind)
Prahran | Liberal | Tony Lupton | Leonie Burke (Lib) | Dinesh Mathew | John Gourlay (Dem)
Abraham Lincoln (Ind)
Preston | Labor | Michael Leighton | Lawrence Dean (Lib) | Chris Chaplin | Noelene Isherwood (CEC)
Richmond | Labor | Richard Wynne | Paul Teiwes (Lib) | Gemma Pinnell | Stephen Jolly (Ind)
Paul Mees (Ind)
Ripon | Labor | Joe Helper | Rob de Fegely (Lib)
Kevin Erwin (Nat) | Phil Millar | John McCallum (Ind)
Rodney | National | Malcolm McCullough | Simon Frost (Lib)
Noel Maughan* (Nat) | Peter Williams | Greg Toll (Ind)
Sandringham | Liberal | Justin Caruana | Murray Thompson (Lib) | Sam Watkins | Nicholas Eden (Ind)
Scoresby | Liberal | Pollyanne Williams | Kim Wells (Lib) | Genevieve O'Connell |
Seymour | Labor | Ben Hardman | Mike Dalmau (Lib) | Chelsea McNab |
Shepparton | National | Alan Calder | Stephen Merrylees (Lib)
Jeanette Powell* (Nat) | John Griffiths | Chris Hazelman (Ind)
South Barwon | Liberal | Michael Crutchfield | Alister Paterson (Lib) | Iain Lygo | Eric Bullmore (Ind)
Andrew Hepner (Ind)
South-West Coast | Liberal | Roy Reekie | Gerald Madden (Nat)
Denis Napthine* (Lib) | Gillian Blair |
Swan Hill | National | Graeme Hill | Suellen Tomamichel (Lib)
Peter Walsh* (Nat) | Jacquie Kelly | Rob Sonogan (Ind)
Tarneit | Labor | Mary Gillett | James Hanrahan (Lib) |  | Christine Hudson (Ind)
Thomastown | Labor | Peter Batchelor | Adam Woolcock (Lib) | Zhivan Rendevski |
Warrandyte | Liberal | Jarrod Panther | Phil Honeywood (Lib) | Barry Watson | Tim Petherbridge (HPA)
Williamstown | Labor | Steve Bracks | Alan Evers-Buckland (Lib) | Michele Finey | John Westbury (Ind)
Yan Yean | Liberal | Danielle Green | Matthew Guy (Lib) | Patrick Vaughan | Simon Steer (CEC)
Yuroke | Labor | Liz Beattie | Robert Dunstan (Lib) |  | Tanzir Chowdhury (CEC)

## Legislative Council

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province  | Held by  | Labor candidates  | Coalition candidates  | Greens candidates  | Democrats candidates  | Other candidates

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Ballarat | Labor | John McQuilten | Helen Bath (Lib) | Cherie Bridges | Geoff Lutz |
Central Highlands | Liberal | Rob Mitchell | Cath Marriott (Lib)
Rozi Parisotto (Nat) | Janet MacKenzie | Jos Vandersman |
Chelsea | Liberal | Matt Viney | Vanthilda Lao (Lib) | Hilary Bray | Wendy Thacker |
Doutta Galla | Labor | Monica Gould | Christina Tutone (Lib) | Jules Beckwith | Robert Livesay |
East Yarra | Liberal | Tom Wilson | David Davis (Lib) | Peter Campbell | Kent Winzer | Bill French (Ind)
Ronald Haack (HPA)
Liberal | Will Fowles | Richard Dalla-Riva (Lib) | Wendy Salter | Ari Sharp |
Eumemmering | Liberal | Adem Somyurek | Mick Morland (Lib) | Val Kay |  |
Geelong | Liberal | John Eren | Ian Cover (Lib) | Bruce Murray | Erica Menheere-Thompson | Alan Barron (CDP)
Val Nicholls (Ind)
Gippsland | National | Don Wishart | Peter Hall* (Nat)
Peter Tyler (Lib) | Madelon Lane | Jo McCubbin |
Higinbotham | Liberal | Noel Pullen | Michael Heffernan (Lib) | Tony McDermott | Derek Wilson |
Jika Jika | Labor | Theo Theophanous | Thomas Flitner (Lib) | Alexandra Bhathal | Jess Healy |
Koonung | Liberal | Helen Buckingham | Gerald Ashman (Lib) | Mick Kir |  | Jenny Manassa (HPA)
Melbourne | Labor | Gavin Jennings | Michael Christo (Lib) | Robyn Evans | Danii Coric |
Melbourne North | Labor | Candy Broad | Henry Buch (Lib) | David Cuthbertson | Penelope Robertson |
Melbourne West | Labor | Sang Nguyen | Peter Hammond (Lib) | Andrew Ellis | Barry Thomas |
Monash | Liberal | Johan Scheffer | Peter Katsambanis (Lib) | Jo Lewis | David Zemdegs |
North Eastern | National | Jackie Crothers | Kerrin Chambers (Nat)
Wendy Lovell* (Lib) | Carol Kunert | Leanne Pleash | Phil Seymour (CDP)
North Western | National | Marg Lewis | Damian Drum* (Nat)
Peter Kennedy (Lib) | Julie Rivendell |  | Laurie Whelan (Ind)
Silvan | Liberal | Carolyn Hirsh | Wendy Smith (Lib) | Michael Abson | Tony Carden | Leo Tischler (HPA)
Templestowe | Liberal | Lidia Argondizzo | Carlo Furletti (Lib) | Robyn Roberts |  | Lee-Anne Poynton (HPA)
Reginald Temple (Ind)
Waverley | Labor | John Lenders | Denise McGill (Lib) | Heather Welsh | Polly Morgan |
Western | Liberal | Lesley Jackson | John Vogels* (Lib)
Greg Walcott (Nat) | Viola Spokes |  |
National | Stephen Clegg | David Koch* (Lib)
David Miller (Nat) | Sally-Anne Brown |  |
Western Port | Liberal | Geoff Hilton | Cameron Boardman (Lib) | Ian Hutchison |  |

## See also

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* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2002-2006
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2002-2006
* 2002 Victorian state election

## References

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* Victorian Electoral Commission Official Results
* Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive

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