Legislative Assembly · District of Kororoit
Luba Grigorovitch
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Kororoit›
Kororoit is a safe Labor seat in Melbourne's western growth corridor, covering Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ravenhall, Truganina and surrounds, and held by Labor since it was created in 2002. Luba Grigorovitch won it in 2022, succeeding retiring MP Marlene Kairouz, with 43.3% of first preferences and 64.5% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' John Fletcher, a 10.8-point swing against Labor. She is recontesting and, per Wikipedia and her own site, has been Minister for Youth and Minister for Carers and Volunteers since 15 April 2026. The 2026 field found is Grigorovitch, the Liberals' Jack Chakoma, the Greens' Joyce McDonald, the Victorian Socialists' Rayan Hassan and the New Democrats' Jaz Chandok, plus two names, the Animal Justice Party's Vasundhara Kandpal and the West Party's Donna Southern, that appear only in Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table, which has shifted party labels for this seat and is unconfirmed by the parties' own pages.
Background
Grew up in Melbourne's west and represents what her site calls one of the fastest-growing parts of Melbourne. SSelf-stated — GRIGOROVITCH-SITELuba Grigorovitch MP, "lubagrigorovitch.com.au — Contact"View source
Was born in Altona and attended Mount St Joseph Girls' College. RReported — WIKI-LUBAWikipedia, "Luba Grigorovitch"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, public transport expansion, road safety, education infrastructure, youth support and carer assistance.
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 a focus area.
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.
Crime and community safety
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes the 2025 bail law changes.
Housing affordability and supply
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.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Names public transport expansion and road safety as focus areas, and worked for years in the rail, tram and bus union.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $1.04 billion for roads.
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
Names education infrastructure as a focus area.
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.
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.
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.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, cites implementation of the Statewide Treaty Act 2025.
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.
Wikipedia classes her as Labor Left (Industrial Left). RReported — WIKI-LUBAWikipedia, "Luba Grigorovitch"View source
As a minister her positions follow Labor's platform; no divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
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.
As the sitting member, Grigorovitch met the "elected" limb of the test in 2022, and her 43.3% first-preference vote was also well above 4%.