Legislative Council · Western Metropolitan Region
Trung Luu
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Western Metropolitan Region›
Western Metropolitan elects 5 MLCs and comprises 11 Legislative Assembly districts across Melbourne's west — Footscray, Kororoit, Laverton, Niddrie, Point Cook, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Tarneit, Werribee and Williamstown. In 2022, Labor won 2 of 5 seats (Lizzie Blandthorn and Ingrid Stitt), the Liberals won 2 (Moira Deeming and Trung Luu) and Legalise Cannabis won 1 (David Ettershank). Deeming, elected as a Liberal, was removed as the party's 2026 candidate in July and is now Family First's lead candidate for the region.
Background
Worked with Victoria Police as a forensic investigation crime scene officer before parliament. SSelf-stated — PARL-TLParliament of Victoria, "Trung Luu MLC"View source
Says he served 28 years with Victoria Police. SSelf-stated — LIBV-TRUNG-LUULiberal Victoria, "Trung Luu — Liberal candidate profile" (31 Oct 2024)View source
Was a Brimbank City councillor from 2020 to 2022, and served 19 years in the Australian Army Reserve, per Wikipedia. RReported — WP-TLWikipedia, "Trung Luu"View source
Says he held the Connecting Brimbank portfolio on Brimbank City Council. SSelf-stated — LIBV-TRUNG-LUULiberal Victoria, "Trung Luu — Liberal candidate profile" (31 Oct 2024)View source
Says he delivered a 66 per cent increase in senior operational grants for seniors' groups. SSelf-stated — LIBV-TRUNG-LUULiberal Victoria, "Trung Luu — Liberal candidate profile" (31 Oct 2024)View source
His electorate office is at 56-58 Watton Street, Werribee. VVerified — PARL-TLParliament of Victoria, "Trung Luu MLC"View source
Arrived in Australia as a refugee from Vietnam in the late 1970s, per Wikipedia. RReported — WP-TLWikipedia, "Trung Luu"View source
Says he has lived in Sunshine North for two decades. SSelf-stated — LIBV-TRUNG-LUULiberal Victoria, "Trung Luu — Liberal candidate profile" (31 Oct 2024)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.
Equality and equal opportunities for all, and a voice in parliament for diverse and multicultural communities.
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
Spent 28 years with Victoria Police, including as a forensic investigation crime scene officer.
The Coalition's bail and sentencing policy, per the ABC, would automatically deny bail to reoffenders under a one-strike rule.
Housing affordability and supply
The Coalition would lift the first-home buyer threshold to remove stamp duty on homes up to $1 million, per a housing-policy comparison.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
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
Names equality and equal opportunities for all as a priority.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
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.
Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table lists him second on the Liberal list for the Western Metropolitan Region. RReported — WIKI-2026CANDSWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election"View source
As a Liberal member his positions follow the party's platform; his profile states no policy priorities beyond equality and representation.
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.
As a sitting MLC elected in 2022, Luu met the "elected" limb of the test for that contest, so his campaign qualified for public funding.