Legislative Assembly · District of Macedon
Damien Parolin
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Macedon›
Macedon covers Gisborne, Kyneton, Woodend, Riddells Creek and the wider Macedon Ranges, and has been Labor-held since it was created in 2002 to replace Gisborne. Mary-Anne Thomas, member since 2014 and a senior minister, won it in 2022 with 41.4% of first preferences and 59.5% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' Dominic Bonanno, and has announced she will not recontest. The 2026 contest is open, and pits two former Macedon Ranges Shire mayors against each other: Labor's Annette Death and the Liberals' Kate Kendall. The other candidates found are the Greens' Marley McRae McLeod, the Victorian Socialists' Catherine Wilson and the Animal Justice Party's Natalie Korinfsky. No One Nation candidate had been named at the time of the latest local coverage.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Fixing poor planning and state government overreach, reforming the apprenticeship system, supporting small business and working-class families, local infrastructure, respecting community wishes on development, and reversing manufacturing decline.
"He will put our community first, working to repair the damage politicians have caused to Victoria."
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
Wants small business owners and working-class families supported.
The One Nation Victoria platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would remove insurance duty on premiums and end renewable subsidies.
Crime and community safety
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Housing affordability and supply
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would ban foreign ownership of residential property.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Wants local infrastructure improved.
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 the apprenticeship system reformed.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would establish elected school boards with a parent majority.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Wants poor planning and state government overreach fixed, and community wishes respected on development.
Climate and energy transition
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, opposes Net Zero by 2050.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would oppose and repeal Victoria's Statewide Treaty framework.
Regional and rural Victoria
Wants the decline of manufacturing reversed.
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.
Their themes sit within One Nation's statewide platform. SSelf-stated — ON-DP, ET-ON-POLICYOne Nation Victoria, "Damien Parolin for Macedon"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "One Nation policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table lists them as One Nation's candidate for this seat. RReported — WIKI-2026CANDSWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election"View source
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.
Damien Parolin has not previously contested a state election on the profile's account, and One Nation's earlier Victorian results in this seat were not retrieved.