Victorians will head to the polls on November 26.
See below for a list of politicians who are not running for re-election at this year's Victorian election, which is set to be held on November 26:
A total of 15 Labor MPs will not be running for-election in November, either resigning or losing preselection.
Most notably, Deputy Premier James Merlino & Health Minister Martin Foley will both not be returning.
​Member | Electorate/Region | Reason |
Danielle Green | Yan Yean | ​Not seeking re-election after holding seat for 20 years (announced 24 November 2021) |
Dustin Halse | Ringwood | ​Retiring from state politics (announced 24 November 2021) |
Frank McGuire | Broadmeadows | Lost preselection (announced 13 December 2021) |
James Merlino | Monbulk | ​Retiring (announced 23 June 2022) |
Jill Hennessy | Altona | Wants to give her teenage daughters "all the best of me" as they finish high school (announced 24 November 2021) |
​John Eren | Lara | ​Not seeking re-election after holding seat for 20 years (announced 26 December 2021) |
Kaushaliya VagÂhela* | Western Metropolitan | Lost preselection (announced 13 December 2021) |
Lisa Neville | Bellarine | ​Battling illness (announced 23 June 2022) |
Luke Donnellan | ​Narre Warren North | Lost preselection (announced 13 December 2021) |
Mark Gepp | Northern Victoria | Not seeking re-election (announced 2 December 2021) |
Marlene Kairouz | Kororoit | ​Lost preselection (announced 13 December 2021) |
Martin Foley | Albert Park | ​Retiring (announced 23 June 2022) |
Martin Pakula | ​Keysborough | ​Seat abolished (announced 23 Junes 2022) |
Richard Wynne | ​Richmond | Retiring (announced 25 November 2021) |
Robin Scott | Preston | ​Lost preselection (announced 13 December 2021) |
*Later quit Labor to sit as an independent
NOTE: Jane Garrett announced she was not seeking re-election in the Eastern Victoria Region on 3 December 2021. She died on July 2, 2022.
TOTAL: 15
6 Liberal MPs will not be running at this year's election - most notably Tim Smith, following his drink-driving car crash in November last year.
​​Member | ​Electorate/Region | Reason |
Bruce Atkinson | ​Eastern Metropolitan | ​Retiring (announced 9 June 2022) |
Craig Ondarchie | Northern Metropolitan Region | Lost preselection (announced 24 December 2022) |
David Morris | Mornington | Lost preselection (announced 10 December 2021) |
Gary Blackwood | Narracan | Retiring (announced 9 November 2021) |
Gordon Rich-Phillips | South Eastern Metropolitan | ​Retiring (announced 17 June 2022) |
Neale Burgess | Hastings | ​Retiring (announced 11 November 2021) |
Tim Smith | Kew | ​Resigned following drink-driving car crash (announced 7 November 2021) |
TOTAL: 6
1 Nationals MP is not seeking re-election, and they're a pretty notable one - deputy leader Steph Ryan.
​​​Member | ​​Electorate/Region | ​Reason |
Steph Ryan | Euroa | Retiring from state politics (announced 5 July 2022) |
TOTAL: 1
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