Legislative Assembly · District of Footscray
Elena Pereyra
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Footscray›
Footscray is a Labor-held seat in Melbourne's inner west (Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, West Footscray and parts of Yarraville), held by Labor since the district was recreated in 1927. Katie Hall has held it since 2018. At the 2022 election she won 43.1% of first preferences and 54.2% to 45.8% against the Greens' Elena Pereyra after preferences, a margin of about 8.5 points, and The Tally Room calls Labor vulnerable to the Greens. The 2026 field is six candidates: Labor's Hall, the Greens' Pereyra (recontesting), the Victorian Socialists' Jasmine Duff, One Nation's Alexander Lopez, the West Party's Minh Quan Nguyen and independent Jess Marsh; no Liberal candidate is listed, although the Liberals stood in 2022.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
"Sustainable community-focused development, affordable housing and living", green and active neighbourhoods, arts and culture, and reducing inequality through housing.
"Our local area deserves a representative who will listen to them."
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 affordable living as a priority.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make public transport permanently free and freeze rents for two years; nothing is attributed to Pereyra personally.
Crime and community safety
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14; nothing is attributed to Pereyra personally.
Housing affordability and supply
Names sustainable community-focused development and affordable housing as her first priorities and researches housing as an urban commons.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would build 88,000 public homes with $4 billion initial investment.
State government debt and fiscal management
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise land tax to 5.3% for investors with $5 million or more of residential property; nothing is attributed to Pereyra personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Volunteers with BikeWest and sat on active-transport advisory groups.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently free.
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
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reinstate $2.4 billion in delayed public-school funding; nothing is attributed to Pereyra personally.
Health and healthcare access
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would fund 500 more psychologists and psychiatrists; nothing is attributed to Pereyra personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Names green and active neighbourhoods and participatory, eco-friendly community building as priorities.
Climate and energy transition
Has served on climate and urban-ecology advisory groups.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and ban new coal and gas projects.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment; nothing is attributed to Pereyra 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 priorities sit within the Victorian Greens' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — GREENS-PEREYRA, ET-GREENS-POLICYVictorian Greens, "Elena Pereyra"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
She was the Greens' candidate for Footscray in 2022, receiving 22.42% of first preferences and 45.76% against Labor's Katie Hall after preferences. VVerified — WIKI-FOOTSCRAY-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Footscray"View source
Her 2026 Greens profile as retrieved does not mention the 2022 campaign.
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.
Pereyra polled 22.42% in Footscray in 2022, well above the 4% mark, so that campaign qualified for public funding.