Explain it like I'm five

Elections, minus the jargon. Every fact links to its official source.

• Victoria votes in 60 seconds

  Saturday 28 November 2026. Two ballot papers: one for your district, one for your region. Voting is compulsory.

• Two ballots, two houses

  The lower house has 88 members, one per district. The upper house has 40, five per region.

• Your lower house ballot

  The small ballot paper. Number every box, starting with 1. Numbers only: ticks and crosses don't count.

• Preferences, explained with pizza

  You rank the candidates. If your first choice can't win, your vote moves to your next choice.

• What does the state government actually do?

  The state runs things like hospitals, schools and public transport. Councils and the federal government handle other jobs.

• When, where and how to vote

  Early voting: Wednesday 18 to Friday 27 November. Election day: Saturday 28 November, 8 am to 6 pm.

• How Spinder works

  You answer statements we wrote. We compare your answers with sourced positions and show the working.

• Meet the parties

  The parties in the 2026 Victorian state election, A to Z, with their sourced positions on Spinder's statements.

• Explore the map

  All 88 lower house districts at the same size, with who holds each seat and how close 2022 was.