Eleven candidates nominate for Prahran District by-election

Friday 17 January 2025

For immediate release


A total of 11 candidates have nominated for the Prahran District by-election.

  • CHISHOLM, Nathan
  • WESTAWAY, Rachel – Liberal
  • HENDRY, Janine
  • GILBERT, Geneviève – Family First Victoria
  • MENADUE, Alan
  • LUPTON, Tony
  • DESSAU, Mark – Libertarian Party
  • DI CAMILLO, Angelica – Australian Greens
  • BILIC, Dennis – Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption
  • BILLMAN, Buzz
  • FUHRER, Faith – Animal Justice Party

Voting on election day in the by-election will be from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday 8 February. Voting is compulsory for all voters who were on the roll in Prahran District when the roll closed at 8 pm on Friday 27 December 2024.

Voters can vote early from Wednesday 29 January to Friday 7 February. Details of opening hours and accessibility ratings will soon be available on the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) online voting centre locator.

Early voting centres will be located at:

  • 21-23 Chapel Street, Windsor
  • Ground Floor, 60 Wilson Street (access via Ellis Street), South Yarra.

Postal voting is also available, and voters can apply online or using a paper application form. Postal vote applications close at 6 pm on Wednesday 5 February. Completed ballot papers must be in the mail or hand-delivered to a voting centre before 6 pm on election day, Saturday 8 February.

More information on the Prahran District by-election is available at vec.vic.gov.au