Legislative Assembly · District of Albert Park
Georgie Dragwidge
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Albert Park›
Albert Park is an inner-Melbourne Legislative Assembly district covering Albert Park, Middle Park, Port Melbourne, Southbank, South Melbourne, South Wharf and parts of St Kilda. Labor has held the seat continuously since 1950; at the 2022 election Nina Taylor (Labor) defeated the Liberal candidate 61.15% to 38.85% on the two-candidate-preferred count, a margin of about 22.3 points. The Greens lifted their primary vote by roughly 4.5 points in 2022 but remained well short of overtaking Labor. Taylor is the first woman elected to represent Albert Park since the district was created in 1889.
Background
Is a local business owner who has run two successful businesses in the South Melbourne Market over the past 15 years, per her campaign site. SSelf-stated — DRAG-SITEGeorgie Dragwidge, "Georgie Dragwidge — independent for Albert Park"View source
Search coverage links her to Georgie's Harvest, a South Melbourne Market business; the business page was not retrieved. RReported — DRAG-SEARCHSearch results (Georgie's Harvest), "Georgie's Harvest — About"View source
Stood as an independent for Albert Park at the 2022 state election. VVerified — WIKI-APARK-RESULTSWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Albert Park"View source
She has held no elected office.
Says she is a single mother of 18-year-old twins, with Greek immigrant parents, and has served the Albert Park community for 15 years. SSelf-stated — DRAG-SITEGeorgie Dragwidge, "Georgie Dragwidge — independent for Albert Park"View source
Her authorised campaign address is 450 City Road, South Melbourne. SSelf-stated — DRAG-SITEGeorgie Dragwidge, "Georgie Dragwidge — independent for Albert Park"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.
"Everybody has the right to feel safe, and helping make the residents of Albert Park electorate feel safe and secure as they go about their lives is my absolute number one priority."
Small business, greater transparency and integrity in Victorian politics, and protecting Albert Park Reserve, beaches and the bay.
"We need politicians who effectively represent our community with no games and no party politics."
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
Supports small business, which she notes is 98% of Victorian businesses, by reducing red tape and improving consultation on policies that affect commerce.
Crime and community safety
Calls community safety her number one priority, committing to more police resources, crime prevention programs and action on hooning and vehicle noise.
Housing affordability and supply
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
State government debt and fiscal management
Criticises both major parties for lacking independent project assessments, and proposes mandatory independent evaluation of major projects.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Her mandatory-evaluation proposal for major projects bears on infrastructure delivery; no specific project is named.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Health and healthcare access
Prioritises community mental health services, addressing elective surgery backlogs and healthcare worker recruitment.
Urban planning and housing density
Says the Grand Prix "needs to 'pay the rent'" for Albert Park Reserve, demanding fairer funding that benefits all park users and not mainly the 5% attending the race.
Wants to protect Albert Park Reserve and other parks.
Climate and energy transition
Advocates renewable energy expansion, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and protection of the bay and coastline, including St Kilda's penguin colony.
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.
The Albert Park Reserve and the Grand Prix's contribution to its upkeep. SSelf-stated — DRAG-POLICIESGeorgie Dragwidge, "Policies"View source
St Kilda's penguin colony and bay and coastline protection. SSelf-stated — DRAG-POLICIESGeorgie Dragwidge, "Policies"View source
Sustained funding for the Albert Park arts precinct, ANAM and local theatre organisations. SSelf-stated — DRAG-POLICIESGeorgie Dragwidge, "Policies"View source
Hooning and vehicle noise in the electorate. SSelf-stated — DRAG-POLICIESGeorgie Dragwidge, "Policies"View source
Track record & prior candidacies
Stood as an independent for Albert Park at the 2022 state election, receiving 2,294 first-preference votes (5.9%), fourth behind Labor's Nina Taylor (36.4%), the Liberals' Lauren Sherson (29.8%) and the Greens' Kim Samiotis (20.9%); not elected. VVerified — WIKI-APARK-RESULTSWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Albert Park"View source
The Tally Room notes her preferences could be crucial given narrow margins between the major parties. RReported — TALLY-APARK26The Tally Room, "Albert Park – Victoria 2026"View source
This is a repeat candidacy for the seat.
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.
Dragwidge's 2022 result of 5.9% cleared the 4% mark, so her 2022 campaign qualified for public funding. Her site invites donations, and she says she does not answer to donors or powerbrokers; no disclosure for 2026 was found.