Legislative Assembly · District of Sandringham
Anthony Blight
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Sandringham›
Sandringham is a bayside Liberal seat covering Beaumaris, Black Rock and Sandringham and parts of Cheltenham, Hampton, Highett and Mentone, created in 1955 and held by the Liberals for all but a few years since. Brad Rowswell won it in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022 with 46.4% of first preferences and 55.0% two-party-preferred against Labor's Bettina Prescott, a margin of about 5 points. He is recontesting and, per his parliamentary profile, is Shadow Minister for Education, Industrial Relations and Government Services. The 2026 field found is five candidates: Rowswell, Labor's Anastasia Sagris-Desmond, the Greens' Timon Fotakis, One Nation's Anthony Blight and the Victorian Socialists' Lauren Stevenson.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Accountability and good governance, supporting families and businesses, preserving the community, and listening to constituents and speaking plainly.
"Public service is not about acquiring a title. It is about being accountable for what happens while you hold it."
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 supporting families and businesses as a priority.
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; nothing is attributed to Blight personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
Wants accountability and good governance, and supporting families and businesses.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
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 party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would establish elected school boards with a parent majority; nothing is attributed to Blight personally.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, opposes Net Zero by 2050; nothing is attributed to Blight personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would oppose and repeal Victoria's Statewide Treaty framework; nothing is attributed to Blight 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.
His themes sit within One Nation's statewide platform. SSelf-stated — ON-AB, ET-ON-POLICYOne Nation Victoria, "Anthony Blight for Sandringham"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "One Nation policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
His page is general, so policy detail comes only from the party platform.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile mentions no prior campaign. SSelf-stated — ON-ABOne Nation Victoria, "Anthony Blight for Sandringham"View source
He is not among the candidates in the 2022 Sandringham results. VVerified — WIKI-SAND-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Sandringham"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.
Blight has not previously contested an election, and One Nation did not field a Sandringham candidate in 2022.