2025 Werribee state by-election
The 2025 Werribee state by-election was held on 8 February 2025 to elect the member for Werribee in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of [Victorian Victorian Labor Party|Labor Party|Labor] MP Tim Pallas. It took place on the same day as a by-election for Prahran. On 19 February the Victorian Electoral Commission declared Labor candidate John Lister as the elected member for Werribee.
Background
Seat details
Werribee is located in the rapidly growing outer south west suburbs of Melbourne, covering the suburbs of Werribee, Wyndham Vale, and the rural areas surrounding these suburbs to the south and west. The seat, along with the electoral districts of Tarneit and Lara which covered the seat's area between 2002 and 2014, has been continuously held by Labor since 1979.At the time of the 2021 Australian census, the seat had a median weekly personal income of $784, lower than the state and national averages. Less than a quarter of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure lower than the state and national figures, and the median age of residents is slightly younger than both the state and national rates.
Key events
- 6 January 2025 − Tim Pallas resigns
- 13 January 2025 − Close of electoral roll
- 23 January 2025 – Candidate nominations close for registered parties
- 24 January 2025 – Candidate nominations close for independents
- 29 January 2025 − Early voting begins
- 8 February 2025 − Polling day