Legislative Assembly · District of Cranbourne
Shane Foreman
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Cranbourne›
The Legislative Assembly district of Cranbourne covers the suburbs of Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne West, Botanic Ridge and Junction Village, plus parts of Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne South and Devon Meadows, southeast of Melbourne. It has been held by Labor's Pauline Richards since the 2018 election. At the 2022 election Richards was re-elected with 53.72% of the two-candidate-preferred vote against the Liberal candidate — a margin of roughly 22 points.
Background
His Family First profile describes him as a teacher at a faith-based school in Cranbourne. SSelf-stated — FF-FOREMAN-2026Family First Party Australia, "Shane Foreman, Candidate for Cranbourne"View source
The school is not named and his employment was not independently confirmed.
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Faith and family-centred governance, and "defending family values", including opposing what the party frames as harmful gender ideologies in schools.
"Advocating for life", including opposition to abortion and euthanasia, and protecting religious freedom.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Crime and community safety
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Housing affordability and supply
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State government debt and fiscal management
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Infrastructure and public transport delivery
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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 to combat what the party frames as harmful gender ideologies in schools, and works as a teacher.
Health and healthcare access
Opposes abortion and euthanasia under the banner "advocating for life".
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
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Treaty and First Nations affairs
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Regional and rural Victoria
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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.
His stated positions follow Family First's faith-and-family platform. SSelf-stated — FF-FOREMAN-2026, FF-VIC2026Family First Party Australia, "Shane Foreman, Candidate for Cranbourne"View sourceFamily First Party Australia, "Victorian Election (2026 candidates)"View source
Party platform costings on cost of living, housing and infrastructure could not be retrieved, so those issues are left empty.
Track record & prior candidacies
He was Family First's candidate for the federal seat of Holt at the 2025 election, receiving 5,185 votes (5.23%); Labor's Cassandra Fernando won. VVerified — WP-HOLT25Wikipedia, "Division of Holt (2025 result)"View source
His Victorian profile text still refers to the Holt community, which suggests it was carried over from that campaign.
He is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Cranbourne results; Family First's 2022 candidate was Bradley Harvey (5.51%). VVerified — VEC-CRAN-2022Victorian Electoral Commission, "Cranbourne District results | 2022 State Election Results"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.
Foreman has not previously contested a Victorian election. Family First's 2022 Cranbourne candidate polled 5.51%, above the 4% mark; his own 5.23% in Holt was a federal contest, which falls under the AEC's funding rules, not the VEC's.