Divisions · Victoria · 112,953 enrolled
Holt
Cassandra Fernando (Labor) won Holt in 2025 with 64.03% of the final two-candidate vote against Annette Samuel (Liberal), a safe margin of 14.03 points.
Member now Cassandra Fernando Labor · in Parliament since 21 May 2022
- Turnout
- 91.33%
- Informal
- 3.80%
- Labor TPP
- 64.03%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +6.92
- Formal votes
- 99,233
- 2022 winner
- Cassandra Fernando (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
6 candidates
- Cassandra FernandoLabor · sitting member · elected 44,686 45.03% +4.22
- Annette SamuelLiberal 24,840 25.03% −4.51
- Payal TiwariGreens 11,122 11.21% +2.66
- Trevor HammondOne Nation 8,655 8.72% +3.85
- Shane ForemanFamily First 5,185 5.23% +5.23
- Riley AickinLegalise Cannabis 4,745 4.78% +4.78
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Cassandra Fernando · Labor 64.03% 63,538
Annette Samuel · Liberal 35.97% 35,695
Lead: 27,843 of 99,233 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 5 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foreman · Family First | 5,185 | 6,191 | excl. | ||
| Payal Tiwari · Greens | 11,122 | 12,339 | 14,311 | 17,309 | excl. |
| Trevor Hammond · One Nation | 8,655 | 9,527 | 11,627 | excl. | |
| Riley Aickin · Legalise Cannabis | 4,745 | excl. | |||
| Cassandra Fernando · Labor | 44,686 | 45,883 | 46,922 | 49,236 | 63,538 |
| Annette Samuel · Liberal | 24,840 | 25,293 | 26,373 | 32,688 | 35,695 |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
Photos: Cassandra Fernando — Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance Transparency Portal), CC BY 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.