Legislative Assembly · District of Kororoit
Rayan Hassan
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Kororoit›
Kororoit is a safe Labor seat in Melbourne's western growth corridor, covering Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ravenhall, Truganina and surrounds, and held by Labor since it was created in 2002. Luba Grigorovitch won it in 2022, succeeding retiring MP Marlene Kairouz, with 43.3% of first preferences and 64.5% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' John Fletcher, a 10.8-point swing against Labor. She is recontesting and, per Wikipedia and her own site, has been Minister for Youth and Minister for Carers and Volunteers since 15 April 2026. The 2026 field found is Grigorovitch, the Liberals' Jack Chakoma, the Greens' Joyce McDonald, the Victorian Socialists' Rayan Hassan and the New Democrats' Jaz Chandok, plus two names, the Animal Justice Party's Vasundhara Kandpal and the West Party's Donna Southern, that appear only in Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table, which has shifted party labels for this seat and is unconfirmed by the parties' own pages.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Housing and affordability, schools and hospitals, infrastructure, workers' rights and fair wages, Palestine solidarity, refugee justice and anti-racism.
"A better future won't be handed to us by those at the top. It will be built by working-people acting together for dignity, equality, and justice."
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
Wants workers' rights and fair wages.
The party's fiscal policy would fund services with a 10% annual wealth tax on billionaires and a 20% bank profits tax.
Crime and community safety
A summary of the party's policing policy says it would raise the age of criminal responsibility to 16; nothing is attributed to Hassan personally.
Housing affordability and supply
Names the housing crisis and affordability as priorities.
The party's housing policy would cut all residential rents 25% then freeze them for five years, and build at least 15,000 public housing units a year for ten years.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Wants improved infrastructure in the west.
A summary of the party's transport policy says it would make public transport free.
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
Wants overstretched schools supported.
A summary of the party's education policy says it would provide universal preschool and childcare and end NAPLAN testing.
Health and healthcare access
Wants overstretched hospitals supported.
A summary of the party's health policy says it would fully fund public healthcare and expand free community clinics.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
A summary of the party's energy policies says it would move to 100% publicly owned renewable energy; nothing is attributed to Hassan personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
A summary of the party's First Nations policy says it wants a treaty with material change beyond symbolic recognition; nothing is attributed to Hassan 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.
Their priorities match the Victorian Socialists' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — VS-HASSAN-PAGE, VS-POLICIES, VS-HASSANVictorian Socialists, "Rayan Hassan"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Policies"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Candidates"View source
No point of divergence was found.
The Tally Room lists them as the Victorian Socialists' Kororoit candidate. RReported — TALLYROOM-KOROROThe Tally Room, "Kororoit — Victoria 2026"View source
Track record & prior candidacies
Their profile mentions no prior candidacy. SSelf-stated — VS-HASSAN-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Rayan Hassan"View source
They are not among the candidates in the 2022 Kororoit results; the Victorian Socialists' candidate was Belle Gibson (6.9%). VVerified — WIKI-KOR-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Kororoit"View source
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.
Hassan has not previously contested an election. The Victorian Socialists' 2022 Kororoit candidate polled 6.9%, above the 4% mark.