Legislative Assembly · District of Mordialloc
Mahee Hossain
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Mordialloc›
Mordialloc is a Labor-held bayside seat in Melbourne's south-east, held by Tim Richardson since 2014. In 2022 he won 44.0% of first preferences and 58.2% to 41.8% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' Phillip Pease. Richardson is recontesting, now as Minister for Local Government, Consumer Affairs and Renters after the 4 August 2026 ministry. The 2026 field is five candidates: Richardson, the Liberals' Paul O'Halloran, the Greens' Alex Breskin, One Nation's Nadia Ticehurst and the Victorian Socialists' Mahee Hossain. The Tally Room says the seat used to be more marginal and that a Liberal or One Nation candidate could potentially win.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Housing shortages and the cost-of-living crisis, opposing wealth concentration, rebuilding working-class power, community healthcare, climate action, anti-racism and Palestine solidarity.
"I believe in the possibility of a future where the power and profit motives of the rich do not ruin the world for the majority."
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 the cost-of-living crisis and wealth concentration among the rich as concerns.
The party's fiscal policy would fund services with a 10% annual wealth tax on billionaires, a 20% bank profits tax and a 20% super-profits tax on retailers earning over $100 million.
Crime and community safety
Names anti-racism work as a priority.
Housing affordability and supply
Names housing shortages as a priority.
The party's housing policy would cut all residential rents 25% then freeze them for five years, and build at least 15,000 public housing units a year for ten years.
State government debt and fiscal management
The party's fiscal policy centres on new revenue including a 10% annual billionaire wealth tax; nothing on debt levels is attributed to Hossain.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
A summary of the party's transport policy says it would make public transport free; nothing is attributed to Hossain 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
A summary of the party's education policy says it would provide universal preschool and childcare and end NAPLAN testing; nothing is attributed to Hossain personally.
Health and healthcare access
Names community healthcare as a priority.
A summary of the party's health policy says it would fully fund public healthcare and expand free community clinics.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Names climate action as a priority.
A summary of the party's energy policies says it would move to 100% publicly owned renewable energy.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
A summary of the party's First Nations policy says it wants a treaty with material change beyond symbolic recognition; nothing is attributed to Hossain 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.
Hossain runs on the Victorian Socialists' statewide platform, and their priorities match it. SSelf-stated — VS-MH, VS-POLICIESVictorian Socialists, "Mahee Hossain"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Policies"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
Their profile mentions no prior candidacy. SSelf-stated — VS-MHVictorian Socialists, "Mahee Hossain"View source
They are not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Mordialloc results, where no Victorian Socialists candidate is listed. VVerified — WIKI-MOR-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Mordialloc"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.
Hossain has not previously contested an election, so they have no funding entitlement from an earlier contest.