Legislative Assembly · District of Box Hill
Heena Sinha Cheung
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Box Hill›
Box Hill is a 29 km² district in Melbourne's east covering Box Hill, Box Hill North, Box Hill South, Mont Albert, Mont Albert North, most of Blackburn, and parts of Balwyn North, Burwood, Burwood East and Surrey Hills. It has been held by Labor's Paul Hamer since he won it from the Liberals in 2018. At the 2022 election he was re-elected with 57.2% of the two-party-preferred vote, a 7.2-point margin.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Cost of living, a safer and stronger community, accountable development, climate action, First Nations justice, the local economy and transport.
"I am not standing because I have always belonged. I am standing because I know what it is to be unheard."
What Victorians say matters most
5 poll-led issuesCost of living and crime have ranked 1st or 2nd in every Victorian poll since mid‑2025, with debt and housing close behind — see schema §3 for the polling this grouping is based on (DemosAU, Ipsos Issues Monitor, Roy Morgan). The 0-10 'priorityScore' on each candidate's issue entries is NOT a measure of true importance or an independent ranking of what a candidate actually cares about. It reflects how much detail and specificity exists in what that candidate has actually said publicly on that issue -- a named policy mechanism and a verified voting record score higher than a one-line stated priority, regardless of the issue's real-world weight. Render this distinction in the UI wherever the score appears; do not label it just 'Priority' without the qualifier.
Cost of living
Names cost of living as a priority.
Crime and community safety
Names a safer, stronger community as a priority.
Housing affordability and supply
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Names transportation as a priority.
Also on the record
6 substance issuesThese don't top “biggest issue” polling, but carry real 2026 policy weight and genuine differences between parties.
Education and training
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Names accountable development as a priority.
Climate and energy transition
Names climate action as a priority.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Names First Nations justice as a priority.
Regional and rural Victoria
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Local & party context
2 fieldsNot scored the way the eleven issues above are — these are fixed facts about the seat and the party, not positions with more or less emphasis behind them.
She is an independent, so no party platform applies; her site lists eight priority areas without policy detail. SSelf-stated — HEENAHeena Sinha Cheung, "A Strong Voice. A Fairer Box Hill"View source
Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table lists her as an independent for Box Hill. RReported — WIKI-2026CANDSWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election"View source
Track record & prior candidacies
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the Victorian Electoral Commission's funding guidance (vec.vic.gov.au, accessed 2026-09-29 via search snippets of its independent-candidate and registered-party funding pages), a candidate is eligible for public election funding if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their contest, or are elected. Funding is reimbursed against an audited statement of campaign expenditure, and advance funding must be repaid in full if the threshold is missed.
Sinha Cheung has not previously contested an election on her site's account, so she would qualify for funding only by polling 4% or more in Box Hill or being elected.