Legislative Assembly · District of Mildura
Guy Cooper
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Mildura›
Mildura is a rural district in Victoria's far north-west, on the Murray River, roughly 550km from Melbourne, built around the Sunraysia irrigation region — one of the state's most valuable agricultural areas, producing the bulk of Victoria's grapes, almonds and citrus, worth close to $1 billion a year. The 2022 result was one of the tightest in the state: Benham won on a two-candidate-preferred basis by just 0.9%. Water security and the management of Mildura Base Hospital are recurring, genuinely local flashpoints.
Background
Is an agribusiness banking relationship manager, per his One Nation profile. SSelf-stated — ON-COOPEROne Nation Victoria, "Guy Cooper for Mildura"View source
Sunraysia Daily describes him as a Sunraysia agribusiness banker running on a new hospital, crime, red tape and coal power. RReported — SD-COOPERSunraysia Daily / One News Australia, "Mildura election results 2026 — candidate roundup"View source
His bank is not named, and his employment was not independently confirmed.
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Healthcare: "We are incredibly tough in regional Victoria, but we shouldn't have to tough it out with an inadequate hospital."
Public safety and law enforcement resources.
Cost-of-living relief with affordable electricity via coal-fired power, and reduced government spending and regulatory burden.
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
Names cost-of-living relief, including affordable electricity, as a priority.
The One Nation Victoria platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would remove insurance duty on premiums and end renewable subsidies.
Crime and community safety
Names public safety and law enforcement resources as a priority.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would tighten bail and sentencing for repeat youth offenders and expand youth detention capacity.
Housing affordability and supply
Draws on his own history of renting before buying a home and housing his mother; no housing policy is stated.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would ban foreign ownership of residential property and speed land releases.
State government debt and fiscal management
Wants reduced government spending and regulatory burden, and works in banking.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would run a comprehensive spending review and phase out payroll tax.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would invest in regional roads, telecommunications and water; nothing is attributed to Cooper 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 party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would establish elected school boards with a parent majority; nothing is attributed to Cooper personally.
Health and healthcare access
Calls Mildura's hospital inadequate and names healthcare as a lead priority.
Sunraysia Daily reports he is running on a new hospital.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would offer GP incentives in shortage areas.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Backs affordable electricity via coal-fired power.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, opposes Net Zero by 2050, would support coal, gas, nuclear and hydro and would prohibit wind and solar on agricultural land.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would oppose and repeal Victoria's Statewide Treaty framework; nothing is attributed to Cooper personally.
Regional and rural Victoria
Frames his candidacy on regional toughness and an under-served regional hospital, and works in agribusiness banking.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would prohibit wind and solar on agricultural land.
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.
Mildura Base Public Hospital, which he calls inadequate. SSelf-stated — ON-COOPEROne Nation Victoria, "Guy Cooper for Mildura"View source
A new hospital, per Sunraysia Daily. RReported — SD-COOPERSunraysia Daily / One News Australia, "Mildura election results 2026 — candidate roundup"View source
Cooper's priorities (hospital, safety, cheap coal power, less red tape) sit within One Nation's statewide themes. SSelf-stated — ON-COOPER, ON-VIC-PLATFORMOne Nation Victoria, "Guy Cooper for Mildura"View sourceOne Nation Victoria, "Victoria, it's time to take our state back"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile does not mention any prior campaign, and none was found.
He is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Mildura results; One Nation did not field a candidate in 2022. VVerified — WIKI-MIL-RESULTS2Wikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Mildura"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.
Cooper has not previously contested an election, so he has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest.