Eureka

Elected at the 2022 State election:Michaela Settle (Labor)

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

2022 result

First preferences

LaborLabor: 41.0%41.0%
LiberalLiberal: 31.6%31.6%
GreensGreens: 10.8%10.8%
OthersOthers: 16.6%16.6%

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Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michaela Settle	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	18,531	41.0%
Paul Tatchell	Liberal	14,320	31.6%
Sam McColl	Australian Greens	4,887	10.8%
Tabitha Rickard	Labour DLP	1,821	4.0%
Wendy Morrison	Animal Justice Party	1,519	3.4%
Adrian Garcia	Family First Victoria	1,233	2.7%
Nicola Reid	Independent	1,083	2.4%
Anthony Joseph Giampaolo	Freedom Party of Victoria	967	2.1%
Michael Ray	Independent	666	1.5%
Mark William Banwell	Independent	220	0.5%

Two-candidate-preferred

Michaela Settle

Labor · 57.2%

Paul Tatchell

Liberal · 42.8%

Michaela Settle (Labor): 57.2%Paul Tatchell (Liberal): 42.8%

Enrolled: 54,487
Turnout: 89.1%
Formal votes: 45,247
Informal: 6.8%

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	17,821	36.7%	20,489
Early	24,825	51.1%	28,093
Absent	1,515	3.1%	3,184
Postal	4,188	8.6%	—
Provisional	189	0.4%	—
Other	6	0.0%	—
Total	48,544	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 4 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).

Bacchus Marsh Bacchus Marsh College - Maddingley Campus, Maddingley
2026 est.1,317

Compared with Bacchus Marsh · 1,139 votes in 2022

Labor 53.1% Liberal 46.9%
Bacchus Marsh Central* St Andrew's Uniting Church, Bacchus Marsh
2026 est.1,582

Compared with Bacchus Marsh Central · Moved · 0.1 km · 942 votes in 2022

Labor 56.4% Liberal 43.6%
Ballan Ballan and District Community House, Ballan
2026 est.1,404

Compared with Ballan · 1,220 votes in 2022

Labor 50.6% Liberal 49.4%
Ballarat* Ballarat Masonic Centre, Golden Point (Ballarat)
2026 est.453

Compared with Mount Pleasant · Closest 2022 booth · 0.6 km · 782 votes in 2022

Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%
Ballarat City* Joint venue St John's Lutheran Church Hall, Ballarat Central
2026 est.293

Compared with Mount Pleasant · Closest 2022 booth · 1.4 km · 782 votes in 2022

Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%
Black Hill* Joint venue Black Hill Primary School, Black Hill
2026 est.209

Compared with The Stockade · Closest 2022 booth · 1.4 km · 797 votes in 2022

Labor 70.9% Liberal 29.1%
Bungaree Bungaree Mechanics Institute, Bungaree
2026 est.376

Compared with Bungaree · 385 votes in 2022

Labor 30.9% Liberal 69.1%
Buninyong Buninyong Primary School, Buninyong
2026 est.1,884

Compared with Buninyong · 1,687 votes in 2022

Labor 63.3% Liberal 36.7%
Caledonian Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill
2026 est.1,293

Compared with Caledonian · 1,047 votes in 2022

Labor 61.8% Liberal 38.2%
Canadian Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East
2026 est.884

Compared with Canadian · 878 votes in 2022

Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%
Cape Clear Cape Clear Hall, Cape Clear
2026 est.207

Compared with Cape Clear · 182 votes in 2022

Labor 45.9% Liberal 54.1%
Clarkes Hill St Mary's Primary School (Clarkes Hill), Clarkes Hill
2026 est.88

Compared with Clarkes Hill · 95 votes in 2022

Labor 31.0% Liberal 69.0%
Darley Darley Primary School, Bacchus Marsh
2026 est.1,512

Compared with Darley · 1,597 votes in 2022

Labor 55.1% Liberal 44.9%
Dereel Dereel Community Hall, Dereel
2026 est.363

Compared with Dereel · 310 votes in 2022

Labor 63.3% Liberal 36.7%
Elaine Elaine Mechanics Institute, Elaine
2026 est.358

Compared with Elaine · 340 votes in 2022

Labor 50.2% Liberal 49.8%
Gordon Gordon Public Hall, Gordon
2026 est.710

Compared with Gordon · 661 votes in 2022

Labor 54.3% Liberal 45.7%
Inverleigh Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh
2026 est.855

Compared with Inverleigh · 727 votes in 2022

Labor 53.1% Liberal 46.9%
Lethbridge Lethbridge Public Hall, Lethbridge
2026 est.751

Compared with Lethbridge · 622 votes in 2022

Labor 54.0% Liberal 46.0%
Magpie Magpie Primary School, Magpie
2026 est.244

Compared with Magpie · 233 votes in 2022

Labor 61.5% Liberal 38.5%
Meredith Meredith Memorial Hall, Meredith
2026 est.469

Compared with Meredith · 479 votes in 2022

Labor 55.5% Liberal 44.5%
Mount Clear Damascus College, Mount Clear
2026 est.1,395

Compared with Mount Clear · 1,234 votes in 2022

Labor 63.7% Liberal 36.3%
Mount Egerton Mount Egerton Mechanics Institute, Mount Egerton
2026 est.354

Compared with Mount Egerton · 325 votes in 2022

Labor 60.8% Liberal 39.2%
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant
2026 est.573

Compared with Mount Pleasant · 782 votes in 2022

Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%
Mount Wallace Mount Wallace Reserve Hall, Mount Wallace
2026 est.111

Compared with Mount Wallace · 67 votes in 2022

Labor 38.1% Liberal 61.9%
Rokewood Rokewood Primary School, Rokewood
2026 est.179

Compared with Rokewood · 183 votes in 2022

Labor 32.2% Liberal 67.8%
Teesdale Teesdale Community Hall, Teesdale
2026 est.1,141

Compared with Teesdale · 977 votes in 2022

Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%
The Stockade St Alipius Primary School, Ballarat East
2026 est.831

Compared with The Stockade · 797 votes in 2022

Labor 70.9% Liberal 29.1%
Warrenheip Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip
2026 est.653

Compared with Warrenheip · 597 votes in 2022

Labor 51.0% Liberal 49.0%

	Compared with (2022)
Bacchus Marsh Bacchus Marsh College - Maddingley Campus, Maddingley	Bacchus Marsh	Labor 53.1% Liberal 46.9%	1,139	1,317
Bacchus Marsh Central* St Andrew's Uniting Church, Bacchus Marsh	Bacchus Marsh Central Moved · 0.1 km	Labor 56.4% Liberal 43.6%	942	1,582
Ballan Ballan and District Community House, Ballan	Ballan	Labor 50.6% Liberal 49.4%	1,220	1,404
Ballarat* Ballarat Masonic Centre, Golden Point (Ballarat)	Mount Pleasant Closest 2022 booth · 0.6 km	Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%	782	453
Ballarat City* Joint venue St John's Lutheran Church Hall, Ballarat Central	Mount Pleasant Closest 2022 booth · 1.4 km	Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%	782	293
Black Hill* Joint venue Black Hill Primary School, Black Hill	The Stockade Closest 2022 booth · 1.4 km	Labor 70.9% Liberal 29.1%	797	209
Bungaree Bungaree Mechanics Institute, Bungaree	Bungaree	Labor 30.9% Liberal 69.1%	385	376
Buninyong Buninyong Primary School, Buninyong	Buninyong	Labor 63.3% Liberal 36.7%	1,687	1,884
Caledonian Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill	Caledonian	Labor 61.8% Liberal 38.2%	1,047	1,293
Canadian Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East	Canadian	Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%	878	884
Cape Clear Cape Clear Hall, Cape Clear	Cape Clear	Labor 45.9% Liberal 54.1%	182	207
Clarkes Hill St Mary's Primary School (Clarkes Hill), Clarkes Hill	Clarkes Hill	Labor 31.0% Liberal 69.0%	95	88
Darley Darley Primary School, Bacchus Marsh	Darley	Labor 55.1% Liberal 44.9%	1,597	1,512
Dereel Dereel Community Hall, Dereel	Dereel	Labor 63.3% Liberal 36.7%	310	363
Elaine Elaine Mechanics Institute, Elaine	Elaine	Labor 50.2% Liberal 49.8%	340	358
Gordon Gordon Public Hall, Gordon	Gordon	Labor 54.3% Liberal 45.7%	661	710
Inverleigh Inverleigh Primary School, Inverleigh	Inverleigh	Labor 53.1% Liberal 46.9%	727	855
Lethbridge Lethbridge Public Hall, Lethbridge	Lethbridge	Labor 54.0% Liberal 46.0%	622	751
Magpie Magpie Primary School, Magpie	Magpie	Labor 61.5% Liberal 38.5%	233	244
Meredith Meredith Memorial Hall, Meredith	Meredith	Labor 55.5% Liberal 44.5%	479	469
Mount Clear Damascus College, Mount Clear	Mount Clear	Labor 63.7% Liberal 36.3%	1,234	1,395
Mount Egerton Mount Egerton Mechanics Institute, Mount Egerton	Mount Egerton	Labor 60.8% Liberal 39.2%	325	354
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	Labor 68.7% Liberal 31.3%	782	573
Mount Wallace Mount Wallace Reserve Hall, Mount Wallace	Mount Wallace	Labor 38.1% Liberal 61.9%	67	111
Rokewood Rokewood Primary School, Rokewood	Rokewood	Labor 32.2% Liberal 67.8%	183	179
Teesdale Teesdale Community Hall, Teesdale	Teesdale	Labor 54.1% Liberal 45.9%	977	1,141
The Stockade St Alipius Primary School, Ballarat East	The Stockade	Labor 70.9% Liberal 29.1%	797	831
Warrenheip Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip	Warrenheip	Labor 51.0% Liberal 49.0%	597	653

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.

St Andrew's Uniting ChurchBacchus Marsh≈ 12,897 early votes
Ballarat Masonic CentreGolden Point (Ballarat)≈ 8,520 early votes
Ballarat South Community HubSebastopol≈ 2,063 early votes
St John's Lutheran Church HallBallarat Central≈ 4,613 early votes

2022 booths not used in 2026

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

MyrniongMyrniong Primary School, Myrniong315 votes