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Legislative Assembly · District of Broadmeadows

Candace Feild

Last verified 24 Sept 2026

Animal Justice Party
Candidate photo — pending
Seat context — Broadmeadows›
Illustration pending

The Legislative Assembly district of Broadmeadows covers roughly 47 km² in Melbourne's outer north, including Broadmeadows, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Dallas, Fawkner, Jacana and Meadow Heights, plus parts of Glenroy, Roxburgh Park, Somerton and Westmeadows. It is one of Labor's safest seats, held by the party for almost all of its history since the district's creation in 1955. At the 2022 election Kathleen Matthews-Ward won it for Labor with 51.94% after distribution of preferences against the Liberal candidate.

Identity & ballot position§ 01
House
Legislative Assembly
Seat
Broadmeadows
Incumbent
No
Party
Animal Justice Party
Ballot position
Not yet assigned
§ 02

Background

Occupation / profession
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Prior public roles
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Local ties
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Education
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
§ 03

Platform

Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.

What Victorians say matters most

5 poll-led issues

Cost 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

iWhat this coversPosition on everyday household costs — groceries, utilities, insurance, transport.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Crime and community safety

iWhat this coversPosition on crime rates, policing and community safety, including youth crime and bail law.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Housing affordability and supply

iWhat this coversPosition on home ownership costs, rental affordability, and housing supply/planning.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

State government debt and fiscal management

iWhat this coversPosition on debt levels and what they mean for future taxes and service funding.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Infrastructure and public transport delivery

iWhat this coversPosition on congestion, commute reliability, and cost/timeline overruns on major projects.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Also on the record

6 substance issues

These don't top “biggest issue” polling, but carry real 2026 policy weight and genuine differences between parties.

Education and training

iWhat this coversPosition on school funding and infrastructure, curriculum and teaching quality, university funding and research, and TAFE/VET.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Health and healthcare access

iWhat this coversPosition on hospital and clinic funding, GP/specialist access and wait times, and ambulance performance including ramping.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Urban planning and housing density

iWhat this coversPosition on zoning and density, heritage and consultation processes, urban sprawl versus infill, and access to parks and green space.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Climate and energy transition

iWhat this coversPosition on renewable energy targets, offshore wind delivery, transmission infrastructure, and the reinstated State Electricity Commission.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Treaty and First Nations affairs

iWhat this coversPosition on implementing the Statewide Treaty and the new Gellung Warl representative body, and on future local treaties.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Regional and rural Victoria

iWhat this coversPosition on water security, the native-forest-logging transition, road and service funding, and population decline in country towns.
Candidate’s priority0 / 10

Not detailed in sources reviewed.

Local & party context

2 fields

Not 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.

Seat-specific issues
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Party platform alignment
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
V VerifiedS Self-statedR Reported— hover or tap any mark for what it means
§ 04

Track record & prior candidacies

Terms served
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Portfolios held
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Notable votes, bills, committee work
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Previous candidacies
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
§ 05–08

Campaign, money & endorsements

Campaign logistics

Website
vic.animaljusticeparty.org/candace_feild_for_broadmeadows
Social
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Contact
Not yet published — no campaign contact found in sources reviewed.
How-to-vote card
Not yet published

Endorsements & Donations

Organisational
None reported in sources reviewed.
Individual
None reported in sources reviewed.
VEC disclosure
Not yet available.
Public funding

Standard Electoral Act threshold applies — figure to confirm against current VEC guidance.

Dataset housekeeping

Nomination status
Expected — SUPERSEDED 2026-09-24: the Animal Justice Party's live candidates page (https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/candidates, re-checked directly) no longer lists her for Broadmeadows — it lists Rachel Unicomb there instead (see broadmeadows-rachel-unicomb-ajp.json). Her earlier AJP profile URL also returns 404, and no withdrawal announcement or reason was found. The Tally Room and the Election Tracker still show her, which looks like aggregator lag. Do not treat 'expected' as current and do not run Pass 2 on this file; it is kept as a record per project convention (the schema's nominationStatus enum has no 'withdrawn' value). Originally: Animal Justice Party Victoria's own campaign site lists Candace Feild as 'your candidate for Broadmeadows'. VEC nominations do not open until 4 November 2026.
Last verified
24 Sept 2026
Sources
See the Source register below — every V/S/R mark on this page names its specific source on hover.

Source register

AJP-FEILD
Animal Justice Party Victoria, “Candace Feild for Broadmeadows” — Party's own material — View source · accessed 19 Aug 2026