Bendigo East

Elected at the 2022 State election:Jacinta Allan (Labor)

Bendigo East seat guide on The Tally Room ↗2022 results from the VEC ↗

2022 result

First preferences

LaborLabor: 48.3%48.3%
LiberalLiberal: 27.4%27.4%
GreensGreens: 8.7%8.7%
One NationOne Nation: 5.7%5.7%
OthersOthers: 10.0%10.0%

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jacinta Allan	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	22,010	48.3%
Darin Schade	Liberal	12,478	27.4%
Michael James Tolhurst	Australian Greens	3,944	8.7%
Ben Mihail	Pauline Hanson's One Nation	2,597	5.7%
James Laurie	Independent	1,603	3.5%
Vyonne McLelland-Howe	Animal Justice Party	1,574	3.5%
Evelyn Keetelaar	Family First Victoria	1,362	3.0%

Two-candidate-preferred (indicative count)

Jacinta Allan

Labor · 60.9%

Darin Schade

Liberal · 39.1%

Jacinta Allan (Labor): 60.9%Darin Schade (Liberal): 39.1%

Enrolled: 53,134
Turnout: 89.9%
Formal votes: 45,568
Informal: 4.6%

How people voted

Early votes are counted later than election-day votes, so on the night the count can lean towards one kind of vote. The VEC's 2026 estimates show how the mix may shift.

Vote type	2022 votes	Share	2026 VEC estimate
Election day	16,508	34.6%	19,768
Early	26,204	54.9%	33,201
Absent	1,628	3.4%	2,418
Postal	3,181	6.7%	—
Provisional	227	0.5%	—
Other	4	0.0%	—
Total	47,752	100%	—

The VEC publishes 2026 estimates for election-day, early and absent votes only, so there is no 2026 total to compare.

Election-day voting centres

Each 2026 voting centre is compared with a 2022 booth. * marks the 5 where that isn't the same building: the venue moved, merged with another, or is compared with the closest 2022 booth, as shown. These comparisons are approximate. Joint venues also take votes for neighbouring districts.

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Shares shown: 2022 two-candidate-preferred there (indicative count).

Axedale Axedale Public Hall, Axedale
2026 est.502

Compared with Axedale · 470 votes in 2022

Labor 53.4% Liberal 46.6%
Bendigo Central* Joint venue St Pauls Cathedral Hall, Bendigo
2026 est.1,014

Compared with Bendigo Central · Moved · 0.3 km · 792 votes in 2022

Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%
Bendigo East Bendigo East Public Hall, East Bendigo
2026 est.620

Compared with Bendigo East · 395 votes in 2022

Labor 65.4% Liberal 34.6%
Comet Hill Joint venue Lightning Reef Primary School, North Bendigo
2026 est.369

Compared with Comet Hill · 295 votes in 2022

Labor 64.0% Liberal 36.0%
Dingee Dingee Memorial Hall, Dingee
2026 est.138

Compared with Dingee · 149 votes in 2022

Labor 25.0% Liberal 75.0%
Eaglehawk* Joint venue Eaglehawk Presbyterian Church, Eaglehawk
2026 est.581

Compared with Eaglehawk North · Closest 2022 booth · 1.9 km · 150 votes in 2022

Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%
Elmore Elmore Athenaeum Hall, Elmore
2026 est.492

Compared with Elmore · 479 votes in 2022

Labor 43.7% Liberal 56.3%
Eppalock Eppalock Primary School, Axe Creek
2026 est.480

Compared with Eppalock · 364 votes in 2022

Labor 62.4% Liberal 37.6%
Epsom Epsom Primary School, Epsom
2026 est.1,388

Compared with Epsom · 1,216 votes in 2022

Labor 66.9% Liberal 33.1%
Flora Hill Holy Trinity Anglican Hall, Flora Hill
2026 est.1,111

Compared with Flora Hill · 1,020 votes in 2022

Labor 64.6% Liberal 35.4%
Goornong Goornong Soldiers Memorial Hall, Goornong
2026 est.362

Compared with Goornong · 317 votes in 2022

Labor 51.9% Liberal 48.1%
Huntly Huntly Primary School, Huntly
2026 est.1,722

Compared with Huntly · 1,176 votes in 2022

Labor 59.4% Liberal 40.6%
Jobs Gully Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk
2026 est.753

Compared with Jobs Gully · 866 votes in 2022

Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%
Junortoun Bendigo Baptist Church, Junortoun
2026 est.886

Compared with Junortoun · 731 votes in 2022

Labor 52.7% Liberal 47.3%
Kangaroo Flat South* Joint venue St Monica's Primary School (Kangaroo Flat), Kangaroo Flat
2026 est.306

Compared with Kangaroo Flat South · Moved · 0.1 km · 299 votes in 2022

Labor 59.1% Liberal 40.9%
Maiden Gully* Joint venue Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully
2026 est.487

Compared with Eaglehawk North · Closest 2022 booth · 4.7 km · 150 votes in 2022

Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%
Quarry Hill Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill
2026 est.698

Compared with Quarry Hill · 646 votes in 2022

Labor 71.0% Liberal 29.0%
Raywood Raywood Memorial Public Hall, Raywood
2026 est.297

Compared with Raywood · 269 votes in 2022

Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%
Sailors Gully Sailors Gully Lions Community Hall, Eaglehawk
2026 est.512

Compared with Sailors Gully · 338 votes in 2022

Labor 66.5% Liberal 33.5%
Sedgwick Sedgwick Public Hall, Sedgwick
2026 est.403

Compared with Sedgwick · 186 votes in 2022

Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%
Serpentine Loddon Shire Council Offices, Serpentine
2026 est.135

Compared with Serpentine · 144 votes in 2022

Labor 35.6% Liberal 64.4%
Spring Gully Spring Gully Tennis Club, Spring Gully
2026 est.1,005

Compared with Spring Gully · 845 votes in 2022

Labor 66.7% Liberal 33.3%
Strath Hill Kennington Primary School, Kennington
2026 est.959

Compared with Strath Hill · 558 votes in 2022

Labor 64.4% Liberal 35.6%
Strathdale Strathdale Community Centre, Strathdale
2026 est.962

Compared with Strathdale · 935 votes in 2022

Labor 60.4% Liberal 39.6%
Strathfieldsaye* Strathfieldsaye Community Church Hall, Strathfieldsaye
2026 est.2,128

Compared with Strathfieldsaye · Moved · 0.3 km · 1,629 votes in 2022

Labor 60.5% Liberal 39.5%
Weeroona Weeroona College, White Hills
2026 est.503

Compared with Weeroona · 436 votes in 2022

Labor 65.2% Liberal 34.8%
White Hills Holy Rosary Parish Centre (Ted Harte Centre), White Hills
2026 est.803

Compared with White Hills · 708 votes in 2022

Labor 62.0% Liberal 38.0%
Woodvale Woodvale Community Hall, Woodvale
2026 est.152

Compared with Woodvale · 148 votes in 2022

Labor 54.6% Liberal 45.4%

	Compared with (2022)
Axedale Axedale Public Hall, Axedale	Axedale	Labor 53.4% Liberal 46.6%	470	502
Bendigo Central* Joint venue St Pauls Cathedral Hall, Bendigo	Bendigo Central Moved · 0.3 km	Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%	792	1,014
Bendigo East Bendigo East Public Hall, East Bendigo	Bendigo East	Labor 65.4% Liberal 34.6%	395	620
Comet Hill Joint venue Lightning Reef Primary School, North Bendigo	Comet Hill	Labor 64.0% Liberal 36.0%	295	369
Dingee Dingee Memorial Hall, Dingee	Dingee	Labor 25.0% Liberal 75.0%	149	138
Eaglehawk* Joint venue Eaglehawk Presbyterian Church, Eaglehawk	Eaglehawk North Closest 2022 booth · 1.9 km	Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%	150	581
Elmore Elmore Athenaeum Hall, Elmore	Elmore	Labor 43.7% Liberal 56.3%	479	492
Eppalock Eppalock Primary School, Axe Creek	Eppalock	Labor 62.4% Liberal 37.6%	364	480
Epsom Epsom Primary School, Epsom	Epsom	Labor 66.9% Liberal 33.1%	1,216	1,388
Flora Hill Holy Trinity Anglican Hall, Flora Hill	Flora Hill	Labor 64.6% Liberal 35.4%	1,020	1,111
Goornong Goornong Soldiers Memorial Hall, Goornong	Goornong	Labor 51.9% Liberal 48.1%	317	362
Huntly Huntly Primary School, Huntly	Huntly	Labor 59.4% Liberal 40.6%	1,176	1,722
Jobs Gully Eaglehawk Secondary College, Eaglehawk	Jobs Gully	Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%	866	753
Junortoun Bendigo Baptist Church, Junortoun	Junortoun	Labor 52.7% Liberal 47.3%	731	886
Kangaroo Flat South* Joint venue St Monica's Primary School (Kangaroo Flat), Kangaroo Flat	Kangaroo Flat South Moved · 0.1 km	Labor 59.1% Liberal 40.9%	299	306
Maiden Gully* Joint venue Maiden Gully Primary School, Maiden Gully	Eaglehawk North Closest 2022 booth · 4.7 km	Labor 67.1% Liberal 32.9%	150	487
Quarry Hill Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill	Quarry Hill	Labor 71.0% Liberal 29.0%	646	698
Raywood Raywood Memorial Public Hall, Raywood	Raywood	Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%	269	297
Sailors Gully Sailors Gully Lions Community Hall, Eaglehawk	Sailors Gully	Labor 66.5% Liberal 33.5%	338	512
Sedgwick Sedgwick Public Hall, Sedgwick	Sedgwick	Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%	186	403
Serpentine Loddon Shire Council Offices, Serpentine	Serpentine	Labor 35.6% Liberal 64.4%	144	135
Spring Gully Spring Gully Tennis Club, Spring Gully	Spring Gully	Labor 66.7% Liberal 33.3%	845	1,005
Strath Hill Kennington Primary School, Kennington	Strath Hill	Labor 64.4% Liberal 35.6%	558	959
Strathdale Strathdale Community Centre, Strathdale	Strathdale	Labor 60.4% Liberal 39.6%	935	962
Strathfieldsaye* Strathfieldsaye Community Church Hall, Strathfieldsaye	Strathfieldsaye Moved · 0.3 km	Labor 60.5% Liberal 39.5%	1,629	2,128
Weeroona Weeroona College, White Hills	Weeroona	Labor 65.2% Liberal 34.8%	436	503
White Hills Holy Rosary Parish Centre (Ted Harte Centre), White Hills	White Hills	Labor 62.0% Liberal 38.0%	708	803
Woodvale Woodvale Community Hall, Woodvale	Woodvale	Labor 54.6% Liberal 45.4%	148	152

Early voting centres

Open 18 to 27 November. Early votes are reported for the seat as a whole and compared with 2022's early-vote total. Figures are the VEC's estimates of early votes at each centre.

Bendigo East Public HallEast Bendigo≈ 15,124 early votes
Eaglehawk Presbyterian ChurchEaglehawk≈ 8,916 early votes
St Pauls Cathedral HallBendigo≈ 9,161 early votes

2022 booths not used in 2026

These booths stay in the 2022 totals but have no 2026 venue to compare with.

Golden SquareGolden Square Primary School (Maple Street Campus), Golden Square179 votes
KenningtonSt Therese's Primary School, Kennington351 votes
MandurangMandurang Public Hall, Mandurang417 votes