Australia’s next Federal Election is coming up on Saturday, 3 May 2025. When we go to the polls it’s important to make an informed decision on who we vote for and the policies they support. That’s why we’re finding out where your candidates stand this Federal Election, via our Candidate Questionnaire and Scorecard.
Scroll down, and you’ll also find links to a variety of bi-partisan information resources.
We invited candidates from Victoria standing for the Senate, and Candidates from the electorates of Indi, Nicholls and McEwen to fill out our Know where your Candidates Stand Federal Election Questionnaire by 23 April.
Flip through our candidate scorecard. to get an idea of where your candidates stand on issues of regional and national importance. We’ve added quotes from candidates that expand on their policy positions in the areas of Health Equity, Gender Equality and the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, Closing the Gap to improve outcomes in First Nations communities, and Climate, Housing and the Wellbeing of Future Generations.
WHGNE will not make any partisan comment on Candidate responses but will let you decide which policies best align with your values.
Australia is a representative democracy – that means that we elect candidates to advocate for the policies we support and aspirations we hold for our country.
Here, we’ve provided some links to resources explaining the process of elections, government and how to find information about political parties, candidates and the policies they support.
The Build a Ballot website contains a plethora of easy explainers about the Australian political system, how elections actually work and tools to find information about electorates and the policy positions of major Parties.
They vote for you is a website that allows you to enter your postcode and see your elected representative’s voting record on Parliamentary matters. You can also find out about sitting MPs and policy issues.
AECTV is the Australian Electoral Commission’s YouTube channel. There you’ll find short videos explaining so many different elements of elections, voting and how our political system works.
The ABC has guides and detailed information on electorates, candidates and key seats.
The Australia Institute conducts research and analysis to inform public policy – this election, they are running a live election tracker with political analysis based on their research, as well as fact checking information. While research-informed opinions are shared through this analysis, the Australia Institute champions ideas, not political parties.
Our Federal Election advocacy is all about engaging with the democratic process and encouraging everyone in our community – no matter their political perspective – to do the same, empowered with the knowledge of where their candidates stand on important policy issues.
As a women’s health organisation, we also advocate for the things we value during the election cycle – we’ll be dropping links here that provide information on advocacy campaigns supported by WHGNE below:
Read the Joint Statement on strengthening abortion access, led by Women’s Health Victoria
Explore Vote for Food, SUSTAIN Australian Food Network’s campaign to strengthen our food systems
