Legislative Assembly · District of Malvern
Georgia Katsikis
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Malvern›
Malvern is a safe Liberal-held Legislative Assembly district in Melbourne's affluent inner south-east (Malvern, Malvern East, Armadale, Toorak, Kooyong, part of Glen Iris), won by Liberal MP Michael O'Brien in 2006 and held with roughly an 8% margin at the 2022 election. O'Brien announced on 9 September 2025 that he will not recontest in 2026, opening the seat for the first time in two decades. With Labor not seen as competitive, the contest of interest is whether an independent can repeat the 'teal' upset seen federally in neighbouring Kooyong. The 2026 field is the Liberals' Amelia Hamer, independent Christina Zigouras, the Greens' Georgia Katsikis, the Victorian Socialists' Gavin Leonard and One Nation's Edward Bode; no Labor candidate had been found by late September 2026. At the 2022 election O'Brien won 52.8% of first preferences and 58.4% two-party-preferred.
Background
Serves on disability advisory and advocacy committees and boards. SSelf-stated — GREENS-BIOVictorian Greens, "Georgia Katsikis"View source
The bodies are not named in her profile.
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
"Malvern needs good, honest leadership, and representation that advocates for every member of our community."
A spinal injury redirected her career, and she combines her psychology training with lived disability experience.
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
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make public transport permanently free and freeze rents for two years; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
Crime and community safety
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
Housing affordability and supply
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would build 88,000 public homes with $4 billion initial investment; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise land tax to 5.3% for investors with $5 million or more of residential property; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently free; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
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
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reinstate $2.4 billion in delayed public-school funding; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
Health and healthcare access
Is a disability advocate and former psychologist who sits on disability advisory boards.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would fund 500 more psychologists and psychiatrists.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and ban new coal and gas projects; nothing is attributed to Katsikis personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment; nothing is attributed to Katsikis 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.
Her disability-advocacy focus sits within the Victorian Greens' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — GREENS-BIO, ET-GREENS-POLICYVictorian Greens, "Georgia Katsikis"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
Her profile states few policy positions, so most issues carry only the party's platform.
Track record & prior candidacies
Her profile mentions no prior candidacy. SSelf-stated — GREENS-BIOVictorian Greens, "Georgia Katsikis"View source
She is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Malvern results; the Greens' candidates were Polly Morgan (12.56%) in 2018 and Mitchell Fuller (15.6%) in 2022. VVerified — WIKI-MALVERN-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Malvern"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.
Katsikis has not previously contested an election, so she has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest. The Greens' 2022 Malvern candidate polled 15.6%, above the 4% mark.