Legislative Assembly · District of Box Hill
Jamie Baker
Last verified 29 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
Is a building industry professional with over 30 years' experience and owner of a family-registered building company, per his One Nation profile. SSelf-stated — ON-BAKEROne Nation Victoria, "Jamie Baker for Box Hill"View source
Local coverage describes him as owner of a three-decade family construction business, whose experience gives him a firsthand view of the cost-of-living crisis for families and small businesses. RReported — ON-BAKER-NEWS, EM-VIC26One News Australia, "One Nation Lower House Candidates: VIC Election 2026"View sourceThe Eastern Melburnian, "Victorian Election 2026: Eastern Melbourne Candidates"View source
Says his family's Carlton home was demolished for commission flats, his family moved to Broadmeadows where he was born in the late 1960s, and he grew up in Burwood. SSelf-stated — ON-BAKEROne Nation Victoria, "Jamie Baker for Box Hill"View source
Attended Hartwell Primary and Camberwell High, and now owns a home in Box Hill where he and his wife raised three children. SSelf-stated — ON-BAKEROne Nation Victoria, "Jamie Baker for Box Hill"View source
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 relief: "Everything is so expensive. A trip to the supermarket has become a traumatic event."
Community safety, and schools refocused on "reading, writing, arithmetic and discipline".
Says politicians have failed to show the principles and conviction needed to get Victoria back on track.
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 relief as his lead priority, citing supermarket prices.
The One Nation Victoria platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would remove insurance duty on premiums, end renewable subsidies and hold supermarkets accountable for price gouging.
Crime and community safety
Names community safety improvements as a priority, without a specific measure.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would tighten bail and sentencing for repeat youth offenders and expand youth detention capacity.
Housing affordability and supply
His building industry background frames housing costs; no personal housing policy is attributed to him.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would ban foreign ownership of residential property and speed land releases and building approvals.
State government debt and fiscal management
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would run a comprehensive spending review and phase out payroll tax; nothing is attributed to Baker personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would cap spending on high-profile projects and redirect it to essential infrastructure; nothing is attributed to Baker personally.
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
Wants schools refocused on "reading, writing, arithmetic and discipline".
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would establish elected school boards with a parent majority and remove ideological material from the curriculum.
Health and healthcare access
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would offer GP incentives in shortage areas; nothing is attributed to Baker personally.
Urban planning and housing density
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, covers faster land releases and building approvals; nothing is attributed to Baker personally, though he works in building.
Climate and energy transition
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, opposes Net Zero by 2050 and would end new renewable subsidies; nothing is attributed to Baker personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would oppose and repeal Victoria's Statewide Treaty framework; nothing is attributed to Baker personally.
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.
Baker's priorities (cost of living, safety, back-to-basics schooling) sit within One Nation's statewide themes. SSelf-stated — ON-BAKER, ON-VIC-PLATFORMOne Nation Victoria, "Jamie Baker for Box Hill"View sourceOne Nation Victoria, "Victoria, it's time to take our state back"View source
No point of divergence was found. He has few personal policy statements beyond those, so most positions above are the party's, not his.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile does not mention any prior campaign, and none was found.
He is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Box Hill results. VVerified — WIKI-BOXHILL-RESULTSWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Box Hill"View source
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.
Baker has not previously contested an election, so he has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest.