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Legislative Assembly district
Nepean
Held by LiberalLatest winning margin: 13.2% LIB v IND2026 Nepean by-election
Current memberAnthony MarshLIB held since 2022
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Past results
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2 May 20262026 Nepean District by-electionLiberal won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Darren HercusPauline Hanson’s One Nation
9,94124.52%24.5%
Reade SmithAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
7211.78%1.8%
Sianan HealyThe Greens
3,8059.38%9.4%
Anthony MarshLiberal
15,68238.68%38.7%
Milton WildeEnd Mass Immigration – Reform AU
1660.41%0.4%
Peter AngelicoLibertarian
5051.25%1.3%
Tracee HutchisonIndependent
8,53321.05%21.1%
Renee ThompsonLegalise Cannabis
1,1922.94%2.9%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Anthony MarshLiberal · 25,642 votes63.24%
63.2%
Tracee HutchisonIndependent · 14,903 votes36.76%
36.8%
26 November 20222022 state electionLiberal won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Jay MillerCompanions and Pets Party
5261.29%1.3%
Janny DijkmanFamily First Victoria
6381.57%1.6%
Pamela EngelanderAnimal Justice Party
7201.77%1.8%
Charelle AinslieIndependent
4491.10%1.1%
Sam GrothLiberal
19,61448.11%48.1%
Esther GleixnerAustralian Greens
3,5768.77%8.8%
Steve AngerIndependent
910.22%0.2%
Hank LeineFreedom Party of Victoria
9802.40%2.4%
Elizabeth WoolcockIndependent
4951.21%1.2%
Chris BrayneAustralian Labor Party
13,30832.64%32.6%
Cynthia SkruznyLabour DLP
3690.91%0.9%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Sam GrothLiberal · 20,603 votes50.54%
50.5%
Esther GleixnerAustralian Greens · 4,436 votes10.88%
10.9%
Hank LeineFreedom Party of Victoria · 1,808 votes4.44%
4.4%
Chris BrayneAustralian Labor Party · 13,919 votes34.14%
34.1%
24 November 20182018 state electionAustralian Labor Party won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Simon MulvanyIndependent
1,7764.20%4.2%
Rodger GullyIndependent
9962.36%2.4%
Chris BrayneAustralian Labor Party
15,83537.47%37.5%
Russell JosephLiberal
18,57043.95%44.0%
Paul SaundersAustralian Greens
5,08012.02%12.0%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Chris BrayneAustralian Labor Party · 21,512 votes50.91%
50.9%
Russell JosephLiberal · 20,745 votes49.09%
49.1%
Local voting pattern
First-preference votes by voting booth
Official completed VEC figures for the most recent election
First-preference votes by voting booth2026 Nepean District by-election · 2 May 2026+
Completed first-preference recheck figures supplied by the Victorian Electoral Commission. This table lists ordinary voting centres only. Early, postal, absent and other declaration votes are excluded.
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Nepean voting centreBlairgowrie
Darren HercusPauline Hanson’s One Nation113 votes
Reade SmithAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party8 votes
Sianan HealyThe Greens78 votes
Anthony MarshLiberal279 votes
Milton WildeEnd Mass Immigration – Reform AU2 votes
Peter AngelicoLibertarian9 votes
Tracee HutchisonIndependent168 votes
Renee ThompsonLegalise Cannabis18 votes
Informal votes 29Total ordinary votes 704
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| Voting booth | Darren HercusPauline Hanson’s One Nation | Reade SmithAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party | Sianan HealyThe Greens | Anthony MarshLiberal | Milton WildeEnd Mass Immigration – Reform AU | Peter AngelicoLibertarian | Tracee HutchisonIndependent | Renee ThompsonLegalise Cannabis | Informal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blairgowrie | 113 | 8 | 78 | 279 | 2 | 9 | 168 | 18 | 29 | 704 |
| Boneo | 72 | 5 | 51 | 133 | 5 | 11 | 94 | 15 | 24 | 410 |
| Dromana | 204 | 11 | 85 | 201 | 3 | 11 | 149 | 25 | 38 | 727 |
| Dromana Beach | 427 | 46 | 197 | 450 | 8 | 21 | 244 | 56 | 79 | 1,528 |
| Flinders | 38 | 3 | 29 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 5 | 17 | 479 |
| Red Hill | 86 | 8 | 139 | 247 | 1 | 4 | 205 | 19 | 25 | 734 |
| Rosebud | 639 | 50 | 283 | 590 | 12 | 25 | 425 | 110 | 154 | 2,288 |
| Rosebud West | 117 | 8 | 57 | 118 | 2 | 5 | 99 | 31 | 30 | 467 |
| Rye | 279 | 18 | 196 | 361 | 2 | 31 | 291 | 52 | 84 | 1,314 |
| Shoreham | 48 | 3 | 65 | 128 | 2 | 5 | 189 | 13 | 22 | 475 |
| Sorrento | 125 | 4 | 45 | 407 | 1 | 15 | 127 | 17 | 31 | 772 |
| Tootgarook | 140 | 11 | 75 | 120 | 2 | 11 | 108 | 20 | 34 | 521 |
| Waterfall Gully | 225 | 23 | 107 | 226 | 5 | 3 | 195 | 40 | 44 | 868 |
Source: Victorian Electoral Commission completed results. View the VEC voting-centre table
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District area and region are from the current Victorian Electoral Commission district profile. Election figures are from the completed results linked above.