Federal electorate · Victoria
Bendigo
Bendigo is a federal electorate in Victoria, held by Lisa Chesters of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 1.40 points — a marginal seat.
Member for Bendigo
Lisa Chesters
Australian Labor Party
The 2025 result
Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.
- Lisa CHESTERSAustralian Labor Party51.40%54,800 votes
- Andrew LETHLEANThe Nationals48.60%51,817 votes
First preferences in 2025
How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.
- Coalition40.2%
- Labor33.6%
- Greens11.3%
- Minor parties8.9%
- One Nation4.9%
- Independents1.1%
Suburbs in Bendigo
152 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 20of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- Kangaroo Flat (Vic.)
- Golden Square
- Castlemaine
- Kyneton
- Strathfieldsaye
- Kennington
- Strathdale
- Bendigo
- Eaglehawk
- Maiden Gully
- Epsom (Vic.)
- California Gully
- North Bendigo
- Flora Hill
- Junortoun
- White Hills (Vic.)
- Huntly
- Long Gully
- Rochester (Vic.)
- Spring Gully (Vic.)
- Heathcote (Vic.)
- Ascot (Greater Bendigo - Vic.)
- Quarry Hill
- East Bendigo
- Campbells Creek
- Marong 99%
- Jackass Flat
- Maldon (Vic.)
- Ironbark (Vic.)
- Harcourt
- Lockwood South
- Axedale
- Malmsbury
- Elmore
- Newstead (Vic.)
- Lockwood
- Chewton
- Pyalong
- McKenzie Hill
- Mandurang
- Sailors Gully
- Eppalock
- Goornong
- Elphinstone (Vic.)
- Tylden 96%
- Sedgwick
- Longlea
- Woodvale (Vic.)
- Myers Flat
- Taradale (Vic.)
- Barkers Creek
- Axe Creek
- Ravenswood (Vic.)
- Muckleford
- Carlsruhe
- Neilborough
- Emu Creek (Vic.)
- West Bendigo
- Bagshot
- Shelbourne 85%
- Tooborac
- Guildford (Vic.) 90%
- Redesdale
- Harcourt North
- Mandurang South
- Argyle (Vic.)
- Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.)
- Yapeen
- Raywood 82%
- Walmer (Vic.)
- Sebastian
- Lauriston
- Fryerstown
- Welshmans Reef
- Mia Mia (Vic.)
- Golden Gully
- Faraday
- Metcalfe
- Pipers Creek
- Baringhup
- Knowsley
- Sutton Grange
- Benloch
- Wellsford
- Leichardt 78%
- Mount Camel
- Ladys Pass
- Kyneton South
- Spring Hill (Vic.) 52%
- Derrinal
- Edgecombe
- Golden Point (Mount Alexander - Vic.)
- Nulla Vale
- Baynton (Vic.)
- Fairy Dell (Campaspe - Vic.)
- Kimbolton (Vic.)
- Sandon (Vic.)
- Wilsons Hill
- Barfold
- Moonlight Flat (Mount Alexander - Vic.)
- Diggora
- Strangways 80%
- Ravenswood South
- Pastoria
- Costerfield
- Green Gully (Vic.)
- Myrtle Creek (Vic.)
- Toolleen 30%
- Glenhope
- Kamarooka 68%
- Nuggetty
- Greenhill (Vic.)
- Tennyson (Vic.)
- Vaughan
- Fern Hill 46%
- Fosterville
- Tarrengower
- Langley
- Pastoria East
- Chewton Bushlands
- Bonn
- Huntly North
- Yandoit Hills
- Avonmore
- Drummartin
- Gower
- Bagshot North
- Milloo
- Muckleford South
- Werona 80%
- Sidonia
- Strathlea 90%
- Eddington 21%
- Metcalfe East
- Glenluce
- Campbelltown (Vic.) 45%
- Hunter
- Neereman
- Heathcote South
- Redcastle 27%
- Whipstick
- Glenhope East
- Irishtown (Vic.)
- Joyces Creek
- Tarilta 56%
- Barnadown
- Bradford
- Baringhup West
- Moolort 15%
- Carisbrook 0%
- Drummond North 3%
- Eaglehawk North
Postcodes in Bendigo
31 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 22of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- 3550
- 3551 98%
- 3555
- 3556 100%
- 3444 99%
- 3450
- 3451 99%
- 3523 98%
- 3561 75%
- 3515 97%
- 3463 91%
- 3453
- 3462
- 3448
- 3446 83%
- 3558 90%
- 3557 93%
- 3521
- 3570 89%
- 3447
- 3442 5%
- 3522
- 3435 7%
- 3516 19%
- 3461 3%
- 3364 4%
- 3572 72%
- 3458 2%
- 3559 8%
- 3465 0%
- 3464 0%
Where this comes from
- Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
- Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
- These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.
Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.