Legislative Assembly · District of Berwick
Rana Khan
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Berwick›
Berwick covers outer south-eastern Melbourne suburbs including Beaconsfield, Berwick and Clyde North, plus small towns south of Emerald around Cardinia Creek. The district was re-established for the 2022 election, and Liberal candidate Brad Battin won it comfortably, finishing on 50.11% two-candidate-preferred against Labor's 37.26% — a margin of roughly 12.8 points. Battin has held Berwick since the 2022 election and briefly served as Victorian Liberal Opposition Leader (December 2024–November 2025) before losing a party-room spill to Jess Wilson.
Background
A Victoria Police officer who has served on the force for more than 13 years, per his Victorian Labor candidate page. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
Local press puts his service at 14 years. RReported — STAR-KHANBerwick Star News, "Police officer of 14 years will represent Berwick seat for Labor"View source
He was recognised with the Victoria Police Multicultural Award in 2023 for work supporting emerging communities. RReported — STAR-KHANBerwick Star News, "Police officer of 14 years will represent Berwick seat for Labor"View source
Describes himself as a proud Berwick local and father of two, who raises his family in the Berwick community, which he says means "everything" to him. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
Says he arrived in Australia from Pakistan more than two decades ago. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
Local press says he migrated in 2001. RReported — STAR-KHANBerwick Star News, "Police officer of 14 years will represent Berwick seat for Labor"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.
"Safe, strong communities need real investment — in frontline services, schools and local hospitals."
Says crime, youth offending and stronger preventive measures will be at the top of his agenda, backed by his policing experience.
Says it is time "for a change" in Berwick.
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
Labor's 2026 platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes a vehicle registration rebate of up to $186 and half-price public transport fares from June to December 2026; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
Crime and community safety
Names crime, youth offending and stronger preventive measures as his lead agenda, drawing on 14 years in Victoria Police.
Supports the Labor government's new police stations for Clyde North and Narre Warren.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes a tougher bail regime from 31 March 2026, Adult Time for Violent Crime for ages 14 and over and 1,200 handheld metal detectors statewide by early 2027.
Housing affordability and supply
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes an $860 million Social Housing Growth Fund; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, projects operating surpluses of $700 million in 2025-26 and $1 billion in 2026-27; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Would advocate improved public transport, including the sought-after Clyde Rail Link, per local press.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $1.04 billion for roads.
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
Says communities need real investment in schools.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $5.5 billion of new education investment in 2026-27.
Health and healthcare access
Says communities need real investment in local hospitals, and supports the Casey Hospital expansion.
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, includes $3.9 billion of new health investment in 2026-27.
Urban planning and housing density
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, favours housing near transport corridors; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
Climate and energy transition
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, targets 65% renewables by 2030 and 95% by 2035; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Labor's platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, cites implementation of the Statewide Treaty Act 2025 and the Gellung Warl body; nothing is attributed to Khan personally.
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 Casey Hospital expansion. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
New police stations for Clyde North and Narre Warren. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
The Clyde Rail Link. RReported — STAR-KHANBerwick Star News, "Police officer of 14 years will represent Berwick seat for Labor"View source
Khan campaigns on Labor's frontline-services record, citing the Casey Hospital expansion and new police stations. SSelf-stated — VICLABOR-KHANVictorian Labor, "Rana Khan — Labor Candidate for Berwick"View source
Both Khan and incumbent Brad Battin have policing backgrounds, so his crime pitch competes directly with the Liberal frontbencher's. RReported — STAR-KHANBerwick Star News, "Police officer of 14 years will represent Berwick seat for Labor"View source
No point of divergence from the party was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
He is not among the candidates in the 2022 Berwick result, where Labor's candidate was Malik Zaveer (35.8%). VVerified — WIKI-BERWICK-RESULTSWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Berwick"View source
No earlier campaign was mentioned, so this appears to be his first state contest.
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.
Khan has not previously contested an election, so he has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest. Labor's 2022 Berwick candidate polled 35.8%, well above the 4% mark.