Legislative Assembly · District of Evelyn
Analise Sherlock
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Evelyn›
Evelyn covers Melbourne's outer north-eastern fringe, including Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Montrose, Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Seville, Wandin and Wonga Park, and has traditionally leaned conservative. Liberal Bridget Vallence won it in 2018 after Christine Fyffe retired and was re-elected in 2022 with 46.7% of first preferences and 55.2% to 44.8% two-party-preferred against Labor's Lorna Dent, a margin of 10.4 points, so Labor needs a swing of about 5.2 points. The 2026 field is five candidates: Vallence, Labor's Analise Sherlock (who replaced Indah Johannes after Johannes withdrew citing a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis), the Greens' Andrew Henley, One Nation's Daniel Killey and the Animal Justice Party's Jan Heald. The Tally Room says Labor is not in a position to gain the seat and that One Nation could poll well.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Listening to the community, supporting working people and families, and advocating for workers' rights.
"Analise will listen to the community, work hard, and never take the community for granted."
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
Focuses on working and young families facing financial pressure, and started her working life on $7 an hour.
Labor's 2026 platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes a vehicle registration rebate of up to $186, half-price public transport fares from June to December 2026 and free midday electricity from October 2026; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Crime and community safety
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes the 2025 bail law changes; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Housing affordability and supply
Is a first-home buyer in the outer eastern suburbs and focuses on young families' financial pressures.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, is built around the Big Housing Build.
State government debt and fiscal management
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, projects operating surpluses of $700 million in 2025-26 and $1 billion in 2026-27; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Has worked on a public transport project resolving community infrastructure issues.
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
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $5.5 billion of new education investment in 2026-27 and the Free TAFE guarantee; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Health and healthcare access
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $3.9 billion of new health investment in 2026-27; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, targets 65% renewables by 2030 and 95% by 2035; nothing is attributed to Sherlock personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, cites implementation of the Statewide Treaty Act 2025; nothing is attributed to Sherlock 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.
Her stated priorities (working families, workers' rights) fit Labor's platform; her profile lists few concrete proposals. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-SHERLOCKVictorian Labor Party, "Analise Sherlock — Labor Candidate for Evelyn"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
No earlier election candidacy was found.
She is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Evelyn results; Labor's candidates were Gail Ritchie (40.42%) in 2018 and Lorna Dent (32.7%) in 2022. VVerified — WIKI-EVELYN-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Evelyn"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.
Sherlock has not previously contested an election. Labor's 2022 Evelyn candidate polled 32.7%, well above the 4% mark.