Legislative Assembly · District of Preston
Nathan Lambert
Last verified 29 Aug 2026
Seat context — Preston›
Preston is a genuinely marginal Labor-vs-Greens contest (roughly a 2-point margin in 2022), not the safe Labor seat the original breadth pass implied. Sitting Labor MP Nathan Lambert is recontesting, facing the Greens' Loki Sangarya, Victorian Socialists' Serena Ashmore, and Animal Justice's Rachel Unicomb. No Liberal candidate has surfaced for 2026.
Background
Before entering Parliament, Lambert was a Victorian public servant who worked on the forestry, energy and climate change portfolios. VVerified — PARL-LAMBERTParliament of Victoria, "Nathan Lambert — Member profile"View source
From 2019 to 2022 he held both assistant director and executive director roles at the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR). SSelf-stated — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
These specific titles and the date range are as reported via Wikipedia (which attributes them to his LinkedIn profile) and could not be independently verified — LinkedIn blocked direct access during this research pass. SSelf-stated — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
In his March 2023 inaugural speech he thanked "Paul Smith and Deb Hall and my former colleagues in forestry and climate change at Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions," corroborating that he worked within that department's forestry/climate change team before entering Parliament. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
Lambert worked in management consulting at McKinsey before his public service career; the ABC's 2022 Victorian election guide describes him as "a management consultant with global firm McKinsey." RReported — ABCVIC2022-PRESTONABC News, "Preston – VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results" (2022)View source
Wikipedia, citing his LinkedIn profile, characterises this McKinsey period as a brief tenure as an associate. No source found gives exact dates for this role. SSelf-stated — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
Lambert was Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party as of 2013 — a contemporaneous press-gallery journalist's social media post refers to him as 'ALP assistant nat sec Nathan Lambert' — and the ABC's 2022 election guide separately describes him as a 'former Labor Party Assistant Secretary.' RReported — TWITTER-PACKHAM-2013, ABCVIC2022-PRESTONBenn Packham (via X/Twitter), ""ALP assistant nat sec Nathan Lambert delivers his Cleo pitch"" (2013)View sourceABC News, "Preston – VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results" (2022)View source
Reported as a former non-executive director of the Chifley Research Centre, the Labor-aligned think tank. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
This is sourced only via Wikipedia (which cites a 2021 Age article this research pass could not access directly, due to a paywall/fetch block); he does not appear on the think tank's current board listing, which is expected if the role predates 2022 rather than evidence against it. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
His inaugural speech traces a long run of ALP staffer/organiser roles predating his public-service career: the '2004–05 Jacinta Collins Wantirna South electorate office team,' the ALP 'head office team of 2005,' and 'the data team of the federal election 2013.' SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
He also thanked a former boss he refers to only as 'the Treasurer' (i.e. Tim Pallas, Treasurer at the time of the speech) and described working on Steve Kamper's Sydney campaign and Curtis Pitt's Cairns campaign. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
He lives in Preston with his wife and three daughters, per his official Parliament of Victoria profile. VVerified — PARL-LAMBERTParliament of Victoria, "Nathan Lambert — Member profile"View source
In his March 2023 inaugural speech he named two daughters, Zoe and Hannah, and referred to his fiancée as Noah (whom he proposed to during the speech). SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
Wikipedia's infobox states '2 children,' which conflicts with the official bio's 'three daughters' and appears to be outdated relative to it. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
His connection to Preston/Reservoir dates back at least two decades: he credited then-local MP Robin Scott and the late Michael Leighton with introducing him to the area 'many years ago,' and recalled that his brother, who worked as a police officer in Reservoir, corrected his pronunciation of 'Reservoir' in about 2001. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
He describes living near Preston Market ('for those of us who live near Preston Market and love it') and, as of March 2023, having 'just moved house' within the electorate, having previously lived 'a few doors down' from Senator Jana Stewart. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
His 2022 campaign doorknocked roughly 5,000 homes across the electorate; he names West Preston, Keon Park, Reservoir East and Newlands as neighbourhoods covered. SSelf-stated — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
Local media places him on the ground in the Preston Market redevelopment campaign: a photo caption describes 'MP Nathan Lambert and Action group leader, George, at the first public meeting organised by the Save the Preston Market Action Group... at the Preston Town Hall.' RReported — GREEKHERALD-PRESTONMARKETThe Greek Herald, "Melbourne's Preston Market heroes keep community fight alive (photo caption)"View source
The full article text could not be verified beyond this caption — direct fetch returned a 403 error. RReported — GREEKHERALD-PRESTONMARKETThe Greek Herald, "Melbourne's Preston Market heroes keep community fight alive (photo caption)"View source
Studied computer science and creative arts at the University of Melbourne, per the ABC's 2022 Victorian election guide profile ('Lambert studied computer science and creative arts'). Not independently confirmed and never mentioned in his own inaugural speech. RReported — ABCVIC2022-PRESTONABC News, "Preston – VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results" (2022)View source
Wikipedia separately describes this as a 'Bachelor of Computer Science' from the University of Melbourne — unclear whether this is the same degree phrased differently or an inconsistency; not independently verified against a university or primary source. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
Wikipedia states he also holds an MBA from Oxford University. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
This is a thin, single-sourced claim: it does not appear in the ABC's 2022 profile, was never mentioned in his own inaugural speech to Parliament (which discusses his career history in some detail without referencing Oxford), and could not be corroborated via LinkedIn directly (blocked) or any other independent source found in this research pass. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"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.
Recurring theme across multiple Hansard contributions, in the absence of any separate published campaign platform found in this pass: urban density, the planning process, and the Preston activity centre, including the multi-year Preston Market redevelopment fight.
Recurring theme: housing supply and rental reform, including defending the government's approach to rental reform over the Greens' proposed rent-cap bill, and highlighting Big Housing Build delivery in the electorate.
Recurring theme: local transport infrastructure, particularly the 2022 level crossing removals and the Keon Parade station relocation.
Recurring theme: Statewide Treaty implementation and First Nations civic life in Preston, reflecting the electorate's large Aboriginal-controlled community-organisation presence.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Crime and community safety
Thanked Reservoir and Preston police officers (Mark Van Rooyen, Lee-Anne Hamilton) for supporting community members 'from a wide range of backgrounds, including those in community housing and public housing.'
Acknowledged Acting Inspector Michael Pope and Senior Constable Peta Williams for organising a 'community safety forum' in the electorate.
Housing affordability and supply
Opposed the Greens' Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026 procedural motion, arguing 'the best way to advance good public policy... is to work closely with ministers and the government to bring a coordinated and comprehensive set of rental reforms.'
Asserted existing Victorian law already achieves a cap 'of no more than a 20 or 30 per cent increase in a year' comparable to overseas rent-control models.
Praised the government's new standard rental application form (released that week) as reducing 'rent shock' when properties change ownership.
Asked the government how many homes had been completed or were under construction in Preston/Reservoir under the Big Housing Build.
Noting new social housing now matches private-market build quality, which he said makes the scale of public investment less visible to residents than older mid-century public housing stock.
Stated that roughly 80 per cent of housing densification in Reservoir and Preston over the preceding 15 years had been townhouses, and criticised developers for 'trying to take a lot and give back very little' in negotiations with government.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Noted that 'in 2022... we removed four of the five level crossings in Preston,' replacing them with 'new bike paths, new parks, and most notably, brand new train stations.'
Highlighted the Keon Parade station relocation as fulfilling a request first made 50 years earlier by former Reservoir MP Jim Simmonds.
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
Cited the Allan Labor government's free TAFE program, noting courses including 'early childhood education, hospitality, cybersecurity, Auslan and other in-demand sectors' remain free at Melbourne Polytechnic's Preston campus.
Describing this as a continuation of the government/party's program rather than a personally originated policy.
Requested the Minister for Skills and TAFE visit Melbourne Polytechnic's 87-year-old Preston campus (established 1937) to discuss its future, noting it also functions as community space via its early learning centre, playground, and sporting ovals.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Criticised free-market/Liberal-style planning as giving developers excessive freedom, arguing major sites 'need the closest attention of government to the impact on the broader community, because you are not just building a single building, you are often building a neighbourhood.'
Contrasting this with the Liberal-era Joseph Road development, which he said delivered 'almost 7000 dwellings with no developer contribution.'
Identified High Street as underused for multi-storey development ('mainly two storey') despite the Mernda rail line and tram 86 running along it.
Argued against continued urban-fringe sprawl — 'the thing that we cannot continue to do is to build the vast majority of those homes on the urban fringe' — saying Melbourne's sprawl in some measures exceeds Los Angeles and drives 'greater congestion... and more carbon dioxide emissions.'
Positioned central Preston, near the rebuilt Preston station, as suited to 'more European urban form.'
Raised implementation concerns for the Preston activity centre including Preston High School capacity, library space, road safety at High Street and Cramer Street, and coordination with the Northland shopping centre redevelopment, and asked the Minister for Planning to visit in person.
On Preston Market: reported strong community turnout (hundreds packed into Preston shire hall) at a community meeting on the market's future, said the planning minister's prior announcement 'has been very well received' but 'there does remain significant concern and apprehension,' and said the community wanted a say in decisions to ensure the market 'remains at the heart of the precinct and at the heart of Preston for a long time to come.' Noted community organisers had gathered over 12,000 petition signatures.
Was publicly invited by the Save Preston Market campaign to a petition presentation as 'Labor's MP for Reservoir-Preston.'
Was separately the target of a protest outside his electorate office calling on him to 'step up and join the community to save our beloved market' — indicating sustained community pressure on the market issue beyond his own on-record statements.
Raised accessibility problems with linear/creek reserves in Reservoir (pram and wheelchair access blocked by gates), proposed converting some reserves into bike paths.
Suggested extending tree planting and rerouting the Northern Pipe Trail through Melbourne Water service reservoir land north of Preston station.
Climate and energy transition
No candidate-specific floor contributions found despite his pre-political career in forestry/energy/climate policy — he did not speak in the Hansard debates located for the State Electricity Commission Amendment Bill 2023, the Renewable Energy and Storage Targets Bill 2023, or the Offshore Wind Bill 2024.
Party/government platform position (not candidate-specific): legislated net zero by 2045, an emissions-reduction strategy claimed to cut emissions 'over three times as much' as the prior strategy, and the SEC set to retail 100% renewable electricity to government operations.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Spoke in favour of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 (45th Labor speaker), noting 'Preston is very lucky to be home to a number of our key Aboriginal controlled community organisations' and that Preston ranks fifth among metropolitan electorates for First Nations population.
On the new Gellung Warl representative body, said the community 'look forward to the way that Gellung Warl will build on the work' of the former First Peoples' Assembly and will 'further interact with our local ACCOs,' arguing genuine First Nations-led collective decision-making carries 'legitimacy that institutions with a colonial origin can never have.'
Quoted a Preston constituent, Melissa Collins, who wrote in support of truth-telling in schools, saying her children 'learnt Woiwurrung as their LOTE' with a local elder, which 'significantly shaped their knowledge' of local First Nations culture.
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.
Preston Market redevelopment — a years-long community campaign around competing council/community vs. developer (Salta Properties) proposals. VVerified — H11, SPM-EVENTSParliament of Victoria, "Preston Market — Members statements" (16 May 2023)View sourceSave Preston Market (community campaign), "Events"View source
Lambert presented petitions with 12,000+ and 4,693 signatures, said the planning minister's announcement 'has been very well received' but that 'significant concern and apprehension' remains, and has been the target of protest action by the Save Preston Market campaign calling on him to do more. VVerified — H11, SPM-EVENTSParliament of Victoria, "Preston Market — Members statements" (16 May 2023)View sourceSave Preston Market (community campaign), "Events"View source
Preston Activity Centre implementation — Lambert has raised capacity pressure at Preston High School, library space constraints, road safety at High Street and Cramer Street, and coordination with the Northland shopping centre redevelopment as the state's housing-statement density plan lands locally. VVerified — H2Parliament of Victoria, "Preston activity centre — Adjournment" (21 Mar 2024)View source
Level crossing removals and the Keon Parade station relocation — four of five Preston-electorate level crossings were removed in 2022; the Keon Parade move fulfilled a request first made 50 years earlier by former Reservoir MP Jim Simmonds. VVerified — H8Parliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate level crossing removals — Adjournment" (5 Oct 2023)View source
Two newly built playgrounds at the Bell Street level crossing removal site (near Showers Street and on Bruce Street) remained officially unnamed as of February 2025, creating practical problems for early learning centres needing to log excursion locations. VVerified — H4Parliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate — Constituency questions" (6 Feb 2025)View source
Melbourne Polytechnic's 87-year-old Preston campus (St Georges Road, established 1937) — its future as both a TAFE and a community facility with an early learning centre, playground, and sporting ovals. VVerified — H5Parliament of Victoria, "Melbourne Polytechnic Preston campus — Adjournment" (15 Aug 2024)View source
Lakeview Tennis Club, Reservoir — Lambert sought state program support for LED lighting upgrades on courts 5–8 to enable night competition and boost participation. VVerified — H12Parliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate — Constituency questions (Lakeview Tennis Club)" (20 May 2025)View source
On rental reform, chose the government/party channel over the Greens' more interventionist rent-cap bill, arguing existing Victorian law already delivers a comparable outcome. VVerified — H6Parliament of Victoria, "Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026" (1 Apr 2026)View source
A notable stance to defend given Preston is Labor's most marginal seat against the Greens, positioning him to Labor's right of the Greens on this specific issue rather than triangulating toward them. VVerified — H6Parliament of Victoria, "Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026" (1 Apr 2026)View source
On planning and density, his critique of 'market-driven' Liberal-style planning and his implementation-focused advocacy for the Preston activity centre track the government's own Housing Statement/activity-centre program. VVerified — H1, H2Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Preston activity centre — Adjournment" (21 Mar 2024)View source
He reads as implementing party policy locally, with a personal emphasis on protecting Preston Market and mitigating local infrastructure strain, rather than diverging from it. VVerified — H1, H2Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Preston activity centre — Adjournment" (21 Mar 2024)View source
On Treaty, he was one of many Labor speakers (45th) backing the government's own Statewide Treaty Bill — no daylight from the party line found. VVerified — H10Parliament of Victoria, "Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 — Second reading" (15 Oct 2025)View source
On climate and energy, no candidate-specific parliamentary engagement was found despite his professional pre-politics background in energy and climate policy — a gap between his stated background and his floor record, rather than any divergence in substance from the party's stated targets. RReported — LABOR-PLATFORMPremier of Victoria, "Delivering A Stronger Fairer Victoria"View source
No instances of explicit public daylight between Lambert and Victorian Labor's platform were found in the research conducted. RReported — H1, H2, H6, H10Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Preston activity centre — Adjournment" (21 Mar 2024)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026" (1 Apr 2026)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 — Second reading" (15 Oct 2025)View source
His most distinctive contributions (Preston Market activism, activity-centre infrastructure concerns) read as within-party constituency advocacy rather than policy departure. RReported — H1, H2, H6, H10Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Preston activity centre — Adjournment" (21 Mar 2024)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rent Controls) Bill 2026" (1 Apr 2026)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 — Second reading" (15 Oct 2025)View source
Track record & prior candidacies
Nathan Lambert has served as the Labor member for Preston in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 26 November 2022, currently in his first term. He succeeded retiring Labor MP Robin Scott, who had held the seat since 2006. VVerified — PARL-LAMBERT, PARL-MEMLISTParliament of Victoria, "Nathan Lambert — Member profile"View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View source
No terms at any other level of government (local council, other state seat, or federal) were found for Lambert prior to or since 2022. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
Appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs in the Third Andrews ministry, formed 5 December 2022; also served as co-chair of the government's Anti-Racism Taskforce during this period. The role passed to another member when the Allan ministry was formed on 2 October 2023. RReported — WIKI-ANDREWSMIN, WIKI-ALLANMINWikipedia, "Third Andrews ministry"View sourceWikipedia, "Allan ministry (2023)"View source
Appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Children when the Allan ministry was sworn in on 2 October 2023. VVerified — PARL-MEMLIST, WIKI-ALLANMIN, STARCOMM-CARROLL, ABC-CARROLLCABINETParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View sourceWikipedia, "Allan ministry (2023)"View sourceStar Community / Cranbourne Star News, "Williams moves to Education in new Carroll cabinet" (5 Aug 2026)View sourceABC News, "Victorian Premier Ben Carroll to reveal new cabinet after Jacinta Allan's leadership spill" (1 Aug 2026)View source
Confirmed still holding this role as of the official Legislative Assembly members list dated 28 July 2026, and retained it in the Carroll ministry reshuffle announced 4 August 2026 following Jacinta Allan's resignation as Premier. VVerified — PARL-MEMLIST, WIKI-ALLANMIN, STARCOMM-CARROLL, ABC-CARROLLCABINETParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View sourceWikipedia, "Allan ministry (2023)"View sourceStar Community / Cranbourne Star News, "Williams moves to Education in new Carroll cabinet" (5 Aug 2026)View sourceABC News, "Victorian Premier Ben Carroll to reveal new cabinet after Jacinta Allan's leadership spill" (1 Aug 2026)View source
Currently also holds the title Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action, confirmed on the official Legislative Assembly members list dated 28 July 2026 and retained in the 4 August 2026 Carroll ministry reshuffle. VVerified — PARL-MEMLIST, STARCOMM-CARROLLParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View sourceStar Community / Cranbourne Star News, "Williams moves to Education in new Carroll cabinet" (5 Aug 2026)View source
As of the December 2024 reshuffle he was reported as retaining only his existing (Children) portfolio, so this second title appears to have been added sometime between December 2024 and July 2026; an exact appointment date could not be independently confirmed. VVerified — PARL-MEMLIST, STARCOMM-CARROLLParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View sourceStar Community / Cranbourne Star News, "Williams moves to Education in new Carroll cabinet" (5 Aug 2026)View source
Listed as an Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on the official members list dated 28 July 2026 (one of a rotating pool of backbench MPs who preside over sittings in the Speaker's absence). An exact appointment date could not be independently confirmed from a primary source. VVerified — PARL-MEMLISTParliament of Victoria, "Members of the Legislative Assembly — as at 28 July 2026" (28 July 2026)View source
Currently a member of the Electoral Matters Committee, a joint investigatory committee covering members of both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, confirmed via the committee's own current membership listing. VVerified — PARL-EMCParliament of Victoria, "Electoral Matters Committee — current membership"View source
An exact date of appointment to the committee could not be independently confirmed. VVerified — PARL-EMCParliament of Victoria, "Electoral Matters Committee — current membership"View source
Delivered his inaugural (maiden) speech to the Legislative Assembly on 7 March 2023. VVerified — HANSARD-MAIDENParliament of Victoria, "Address to Parliament — Nathan Lambert MP inaugural speech, Legislative Assembly" (7 Mar 2023)View source
In a Legislative Assembly grievance debate on planning policy (30 August 2023), argued that a Coalition government would let planning become 'too free market,' citing the Fishermans Bend rezoning and Ventnor and Joseph Road developments as examples of Liberal ministers favouring developers. VVerified — H1Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View source
Raised concern for the future of the Preston Market site under a less interventionist planning regime — a standard party-line Labor position on planning, not a break from it. VVerified — H1Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View source
Raised rising rough sleeping and homelessness in Preston and Reservoir in a Legislative Assembly contribution on 20 June 2023, advocating for Melbourne's 'functional zero' ('Melbourne Zero') model pioneered by Launch Housing. VVerified — H13Parliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate homelessness — Adjournment" (20 June 2023)View source
Requesting a coordination meeting between the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Launch Housing and Darebin City Council. VVerified — H13Parliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate homelessness — Adjournment" (20 June 2023)View source
On 28 November 2024 moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly condemning the Leader of the Opposition over his handling of a party-room readmission of a colleague who had previously been criticised as 'too extreme' by the member for Bulleen. VVerified — H14Parliament of Victoria, "Opposition performance — Motions" (28 Nov 2024)View source
Leave to move the substantive motion was refused, so it did not proceed to a vote. VVerified — H14Parliament of Victoria, "Opposition performance — Motions" (28 Nov 2024)View source
The colleague's exact identity is unclear from the source material and not independently confirmed here. VVerified — H14Parliament of Victoria, "Opposition performance — Motions" (28 Nov 2024)View source
No vote, bill, or public position breaking from the Labor Party line was found in the Hansard material reviewed for this research; this is based on a sample of his recorded contributions rather than an exhaustive review of every division and speech across his term. RReported — H1, H13, H14Parliament of Victoria, "Planning policy — Grievance debate" (30 Aug 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Preston electorate homelessness — Adjournment" (20 June 2023)View sourceParliament of Victoria, "Opposition performance — Motions" (28 Nov 2024)View source
No previous candidacies for public office (local council, other state seat, or federal seat) were found for Nathan Lambert prior to 2022. His election to Preston in November 2022 was his first run for elected office. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
He did contest, and win, Labor's internal preselection ballot for Preston in 2021 against sitting MP Robin Scott — but preselection is an intra-party process, not a public election, and is not counted here as a candidacy. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
This finding relies on his Wikipedia biography and 2022 campaign news coverage rather than an exhaustive name-by-name search of AEC/VEC historical candidate archives. RReported — WIKI-LAMBERTWikipedia, "Nathan Lambert"View source
Campaign, money & endorsements
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Endorsements & Donations
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