Political hopefuls seeking to substitute Daniel Andrews in his seat in Melbourne’s outer southeast are being urged to stump up a deposit and get their nominations in quick.
The Victorian Electoral Fee on Monday night confirmed Decrease home Speaker Maree Edwards issued a writ for the Mulgrave by-election to be held on November 18, after Mr Andrews give up politics final month following nearly 9 years as Victorian premier.
The date was flagged late final week, with electoral commissioner Sven Bluemmel on Monday urging tens of 1000’s of residents to ensure their particulars had been appropriate earlier than the ballot.
Mr Bluemmel mentioned potential candidates ought to act shortly to keep away from lacking out on lodging their nominations.
The deadline for registered political events to appoint their endorsed candidates is 12pm on November 1, whereas unbiased candidates should lodge their nomination varieties together with a $350 deposit by midday the next day.
The electoral fee was anticipated to carry an data session about the important thing necessities for nominating for a by-election on Wednesday.
The election supervisor would draw candidates’ names to find out their place on the poll paper on November 2, the fee mentioned.
Opposition Chief John Pesutto on Friday confirmed the Liberal Social gathering would run a candidate within the by-election, saying folks “deserve a alternative”.
Dandenong mayor Eden Foster, who grew up inside Mulgrave’s suburbs of Noble Park and Springvale, has been confirmed as Labor’s choose.
Ms Foster’s fellow councillor Rhonda Garad has been pre-selected because the Victorian Greens’ candidate.
Mulgrave would be the second Victorian state by-election this yr after the Liberals retained the seat of Warrandyte in Melbourne’s northeast following the retirement of veteran MP Ryan Smith.
Labor didn’t contest the Warrandyte by-election.
Mr Andrews was MP for Mulgrave since 2002, when the seat was re-created after being abolished in 1967.
