Gippsland South
Elected at the 2022 State election:Danny O'Brien (Nationals)
Gippsland South seat guide on The Tally Room ↗2022 results from the VEC ↗
2022 result
- NationalsNationals: 53.3%53.3%
- LaborLabor: 23.4%23.4%
- GreensGreens: 8.4%8.4%
- Clay Esler (Ind)Clay Esler (Ind): 5.7%5.7%
- OthersOthers: 9.3%9.3%
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny O'Brien | The Nationals | 22,566 | 53.3% |
| Denise Ryan | Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch | 9,920 | 23.4% |
| Jay Tiziani-Simpson | Australian Greens | 3,538 | 8.4% |
| Clay Esler | Independent | 2,414 | 5.7% |
| Angela Newnham | Freedom Party of Victoria | 1,357 | 3.2% |
| Helen Jeges | Animal Justice Party | 1,350 | 3.2% |
| Paul Furlong | Family First Victoria | 1,218 | 2.9% |
Two-candidate-preferred
Danny O'Brien
Nationals · 65.2%
Denise Ryan
Labor · 34.8%
- Enrolled
- 49,715
- Turnout
- 89.9%
- Formal votes
- 42,363
- Informal
- 5.3%
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 | 19,521 | 43.7% | 21,657 | |
| Early | 20,387 | 45.6% | 22,143 | |
| Absent | 1,716 | 3.8% | 2,607 | |
| Postal | 2,861 | 6.4% | — | |
| Provisional | 217 | 0.5% | — | |
| Other | 15 | 0.0% | — | |
| Total | 44,717 | 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.
Shares shown: 2022 two-candidate-preferred there (indicative count).
- Alberton Alberton Primary School, Alberton2026 est.585
Compared with Alberton · 392 votes in 2022
Nationals 78.2% Labor 21.8%
- Arawata Arawata Public Hall, Arawata2026 est.183
Compared with Arawata · 156 votes in 2022
Nationals 78.8% Labor 21.2%
- Bena Bena Public Hall, Bena2026 est.441
Compared with Bena · 323 votes in 2022
Nationals 64.9% Labor 35.1%
- Boolarra Boolarra Memorial Hall, Boolarra2026 est.564
Compared with Boolarra · 582 votes in 2022
Nationals 55.3% Labor 44.7%
- Cowwarr Cowwarr Primary School, Cowwarr2026 est.225
Compared with Cowwarr · 163 votes in 2022
Nationals 76.4% Labor 23.6%
- Devon North Devon North Public Hall, Devon North2026 est.314
Compared with Devon North · 321 votes in 2022
Nationals 76.7% Labor 23.3%
- Dumbalk Dumbalk Public Hall, Dumbalk2026 est.374
Compared with Dumbalk · 316 votes in 2022
Nationals 73.6% Labor 26.4%
- Fish Creek Fish Creek Memorial Hall, Fish Creek2026 est.474
Compared with Fish Creek · 416 votes in 2022
Nationals 56.3% Labor 43.8%
- Foster Foster Secondary College, Foster2026 est.1,001
Compared with Foster · 879 votes in 2022
Nationals 54.1% Labor 45.9%
- Golden Beach Golden Beach Community Hall, Golden Beach2026 est.257
Compared with Golden Beach · 213 votes in 2022
Nationals 57.5% Labor 42.5%
- Gormandale Gormandale Mechanics Institute, Gormandale2026 est.355
Compared with Gormandale · 326 votes in 2022
Nationals 81.6% Labor 18.4%
- Kongwak Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak2026 est.161
Compared with Kongwak · 157 votes in 2022
Nationals 71.8% Labor 28.2%
- Korumburra St Paul's Anglican Parish Hall, Korumburra2026 est.1,507
Compared with Korumburra · 1,408 votes in 2022
Nationals 57.4% Labor 42.6%
- Leongatha Dakers Centre, Leongatha2026 est.596
Compared with Leongatha · 710 votes in 2022
Nationals 63.7% Labor 36.3%
- Leongatha East Leongatha Secondary College, Leongatha2026 est.481
Compared with Leongatha East · 431 votes in 2022
Nationals 67.0% Labor 33.0%
- Leongatha North* 2nd Leongatha Scout Hall, Leongatha2026 est.621
Compared with Leongatha · Closest 2022 booth · 0.4 km · 710 votes in 2022
Nationals 63.7% Labor 36.3%
- Leongatha South Leongatha South and District Community Centre, Leongatha South2026 est.308
Compared with Leongatha South · 195 votes in 2022
Nationals 75.5% Labor 24.5%
- Loch Sport Loch Sport Community House, Loch Sport2026 est.470
Compared with Loch Sport · 422 votes in 2022
Nationals 59.6% Labor 40.4%
- Meeniyan Meeniyan Primary School, Meeniyan2026 est.521
Compared with Meeniyan · 430 votes in 2022
Nationals 68.7% Labor 31.3%
- Mirboo North Mirboo North Town Hall, Mirboo North2026 est.1,056
Compared with Mirboo North · 1,000 votes in 2022
Nationals 58.1% Labor 41.9%
- Mount Eccles Mount Eccles Mechanics Institute, Mount Eccles2026 est.131
Compared with Mount Eccles · 114 votes in 2022
Nationals 68.5% Labor 31.5%
- Nyora Nyora Primary School, Nyora2026 est.706
Compared with Nyora · 626 votes in 2022
Nationals 61.1% Labor 38.9%
- Poowong Poowong Consolidated School, Poowong2026 est.494
Compared with Poowong · 435 votes in 2022
Nationals 64.0% Labor 36.0%
- Rosedale Central Rosedale Primary School, Rosedale2026 est.793
Compared with Rosedale · Same venue, new name · 711 votes in 2022
Nationals 62.6% Labor 37.4%
- Sale Sale Memorial Hall, Sale2026 est.1,155
Compared with Sale · 1,309 votes in 2022
Nationals 62.9% Labor 37.1%
- Sale Central* Raymond Street Voting Centre, Sale2026 est.967
Compared with Wurruk · Closest 2022 booth · 2.3 km · 81 votes in 2022
Nationals 78.5% Labor 21.5%
- Sale East Araluen Primary School, Sale2026 est.768
Compared with Sale East · 732 votes in 2022
Nationals 66.5% Labor 33.5%
- Sale North Sale College - Guthridge Campus, Sale2026 est.772
Compared with Sale North · 426 votes in 2022
Nationals 65.6% Labor 34.4%
- Sandy Point* TP Taylor Community Centre, Sandy Point2026 est.147
Compared with Sandy Point · Moved · 0.1 km · 134 votes in 2022
Nationals 56.9% Labor 43.1%
- Seaspray Seaspray Public Hall, Seaspray2026 est.253
Compared with Seaspray · 183 votes in 2022
Nationals 74.0% Labor 26.0%
- Staceys Bridge Staceys Bridge Public Hall, Staceys Bridge2026 est.132
Compared with Staceys Bridge · 107 votes in 2022
Nationals 85.3% Labor 14.7%
- Tarwin Lower Tarwin Lower Mechanics Institute, Tarwin Lower2026 est.604
Compared with Tarwin Lower · 526 votes in 2022
Nationals 50.8% Labor 49.2%
- Toongabbie Toongabbie Primary School, Toongabbie2026 est.483
Compared with Toongabbie · 437 votes in 2022
Nationals 65.9% Labor 34.1%
- Toora Toora Community Hall, Toora2026 est.599
Compared with Toora · 449 votes in 2022
Nationals 58.4% Labor 41.6%
- Welshpool Welshpool Memorial Hall, Welshpool2026 est.469
Compared with Welshpool · 414 votes in 2022
Nationals 77.6% Labor 22.4%
- Won Wron Won Wron Public Hall, Won Wron2026 est.98
Compared with Won Wron · 116 votes in 2022
Nationals 73.5% Labor 26.5%
- Woodside Woodside Public Hall, Woodside2026 est.342
Compared with Woodside · 299 votes in 2022
Nationals 70.8% Labor 29.2%
- Yanakie Yanakie Public Hall, Yanakie2026 est.193
Compared with Yanakie · 189 votes in 2022
Nationals 63.1% Labor 36.9%
- Yarram Yarram Guide and Scout Hall, Yarram2026 est.459
Compared with Yarram · 1,090 votes in 2022
Nationals 71.4% Labor 28.6%
- Yarram Central* Yarram District Hub, Yarram2026 est.880
Compared with Yarram · Closest 2022 booth · 0.9 km · 1,090 votes in 2022
Nationals 71.4% Labor 28.6%
- Yinnar Yinnar RSL Hall, Yinnar2026 est.718
Compared with Yinnar · 676 votes in 2022
Nationals 55.9% Labor 44.1%
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.
- 2nd Leongatha Scout HallLeongatha≈ 10,621 early votes
- Raymond Street Voting CentreSale≈ 11,522 early votes
2022 booths not used in 2026
These booths stay in the 2022 totals but have no 2026 venue to compare with.
- KoonwarraKoonwarra Village School, Koonwarra181 votes
- LochLoch Public Hall, Loch229 votes
- LongfordLongford Primary School, Longford394 votes
- NambrokNambrok-Denison Primary School, Nambrok223 votes
- NerrenaNerrena Public Hall, Nerrena137 votes
- Port AlbertPort Albert Mechanics Institute, Port Albert254 votes
- Port FranklinPort Franklin Public Hall, Port Franklin209 votes