Legislative Assembly · District of Laverton
Lucy Nguyen
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Laverton›
Laverton is a safe Labor seat in Melbourne's western suburbs, created in the 2021 redistribution from parts of Footscray, Tarneit, Altona, Kororoit and St Albans, and first contested in 2022. Sarah Connolly, who held the predecessor seat of Tarneit from 2018, won it in 2022 with 45.9% of first preferences and 68.4% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' Raja Reddy, and is recontesting. The 2026 field is six candidates: Connolly, the Liberals' Ghada Noune, the Greens' Lucy Nguyen, the Victorian Socialists' Van Thanh Rudd (who contested neighbouring St Albans in 2022), the Animal Justice Party's Shohre Mansouri and the New Democrats' Gurneet Soni. The Tally Room says Labor should hold safely, though community discussion points to strong Greens organising and concern about proposed AI data centres.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
"Community-led change that centres human rights, climate and housing justice in every decision."
Wants to provide "a safe space and a platform where our diverse multicultural community can gather and feel empowered to engage in politics".
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
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 Nguyen 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 Nguyen personally.
Housing affordability and supply
Names housing justice as a priority and grew up in public housing.
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 Nguyen personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently free; nothing is attributed to Nguyen personally.
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 Nguyen 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 Nguyen personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Commits to "community-led change that centres human rights, climate and housing justice in every decision".
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
Names human rights among her priorities.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment.
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-NGUYEN, ET-GREENS-POLICYAustralian Greens Victoria, "Lucy Nguyen, Candidate for Laverton and Councillor for Brimbank City Council"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
Her profile mentions no prior state candidacy. SSelf-stated — GREENS-NGUYENAustralian Greens Victoria, "Lucy Nguyen, Candidate for Laverton and Councillor for Brimbank City Council"View source
She is not among the candidates in the 2022 Laverton results; the Greens' candidate was Braishna Durzada (9.4%). VVerified — WIKI-LAV-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Laverton"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.
Nguyen has not previously contested a state election. The Greens' 2022 Laverton candidate polled 9.4%, above the 4% mark.