Victorian Labor’s ‘unforgivable’ preferences decision risks Liberal-One Nation government, Greens warn
Summary
Victoria’s Labor Party will run open tickets in the marginal seats of Prahran and Caulfield, leaving voters without guidance on how to allocate preferences after their first choice. The Greens say Labor’s decision could help the Liberals and One Nation win Prahran; the Liberals and Nationals have confirmed they will exchange preferences with One Nation.Key Facts
- Prahran is held by Liberal MP Rachel Westaway on a 1.3% margin.
- Labor candidate Meghan Hopper will be listed first on Labor’s how-to-vote material, but the party will not recommend how voters allocate their remaining preferences.
- The Greens lost Prahran in a 2025 byelection after a 13.4% swing against them.
- Greens leader Ellen Sandell said Labor’s open ticket could help the Liberals and One Nation win the seat.
- Labor is also running an open ticket in Caulfield, held by Liberal MP David Southwick on a 2.1% margin.
- A Labor spokesperson said the party’s message was to vote Labor first and said it was fighting for majority government.
- The Liberals and Nationals said their how-to-vote cards would place Labor, the Greens and the Victorian Socialists below other parties.
- One Nation disendorsed its Preston candidate, Franco Guardiani, over tweets that included a description of Hitler as the “GOAT.”
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