This guide is designed to inform voters who want to select candidates who have comprehensively demonstrated or pledged support for LGBTIQA+ equality and inclusion.
This election the guide covers Victorian electoral divisions (as per October 2024 electoral boundaries) with 1000 or more people with Jewish religious affiliation as at the 2021 census. Note: Due to the abolition of the division of Higgins, we have included Chisholm and Melbourne in the guide.
What to look for in candidates that PRIORITISE LGBTIQA+ equality:
* A supportive candidate statement
* [BEST] A comprehensive LGBTIQA+ policy platform and/or unequivocal commitment to LGBTIQA+ issues (green tick)
* [OK] A policy platform that shows a moderate level of support to LGBTIQA+ issues (yellow tick)
* [BARELY OK] A policy platform that shows a weak level of support to LGBTIQA+ issues (black tick)
* Are declared as an ally.
* Are declared as LGBTIQA+ (although this is not an indication of a candidate’s political priorities)
What to look for in candidates that OPPOSE LGBTIQA+ equality:
* A warning symbol against their name in the LGBTIQA+ column
* A policy platform that is inconsistent with LGBTIQA+ equality (red cross)
What if a candidate has not declared themselves as an ally and/or does not have an LGBTIQA+ policy platform?
We recommend you contact the candidate or their party and ask them directly. We do not yet have enough information on them to show their level of support.
Feedback, corrections and updates are invited via our contact page. Information is provided here in good faith and on the understanding that it is correct.