Legislative Assembly · District of Kew
Jackie Carter
Last verified 21 Aug 2026
Seat context — Kew›
Kew covers Kew and Kew East (~31 km², 49,918 voters in 2022). Incumbent Jess Wilson (Liberal, now Opposition Leader) holds the seat on a 3.98% margin.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
The climate emergency, the housing and cost-of-living crises, widening wealth inequality, and the erosion of public services and trust.
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
Named as one of her core priorities, alongside housing — no further specific commitments found.
Crime and community safety
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Housing affordability and supply
Named as one of her core priorities — no further specific commitments found.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed as a distinct position; "erosion of public services and trust" is her closest stated theme.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not addressed as a distinct position beyond the general housing priority and the local Kew Junction Activity Centre tension.
Climate and energy transition
Named as her top priority: "the climate emergency" — no itemised targets or mechanisms found.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Regional and rural Victoria
N/A — Kew is an inner-metro seat, though her prior regional-Victoria and WA residency is noted in Background.
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.
Track record & prior candidacies
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Victorian Greens party endorsement — officially listed on the party's own candidate page, which profiles her as the endorsed candidate for Kew but includes no third-party endorser quotes or sign-ons from unions, environmental groups, or business bodies. VVerified — GRNAustralian Greens Victoria, "Jackie Carter candidate profile"View source
Searched for organisation-specific endorsements beyond the party line — Victorian Trades Hall Council and affiliated unions, Environment Victoria, Lighter Footprints, the Renters and Housing Union, and Boroondara/Kew-area business chambers — and found none naming Carter individually.
She has appeared in generic multi-candidate formats open to all contestants (a Bicycle Network active-transport questionnaire and a Lighter Footprints Kew candidates' forum), which are not endorsements of her candidacy specifically.
Under the Electoral Act 2002 (Vic), a candidate qualifies for state election public funding if elected, or if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their district; funding is then calculated at an indexed rate per first-preference vote against audited campaign expenditure, up to the legislated cap. Per the VEC's indexation schedule, the FY2026-27 rate covering the 28 November 2026 election is $7.70 per first-preference vote for Legislative Assembly candidates.
Carter is not a first-time Kew contestant: she previously ran for the Greens in the seat at the 2022 state election and polled 8.29% of the primary vote (3,612 votes, per VEC 2022 Kew district results) — comfortably above the 4% threshold — so a repeat or improved result in 2026 would again qualify her for funding.
Final eligibility and the funding amount depend on the certified first-preference count after the 28 November 2026 election.
Dataset housekeeping
Source register
2 of 3 source register entries are missing a confirmed URL — flagged rather than hidden, per the same standard this page holds candidates to.