Legislative Assembly · District of Morwell
Martin Cameron
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Morwell›
Morwell is a Latrobe Valley seat covering Morwell, Moe, Traralgon, Boolarra, Churchill, Newborough, Tyers and Yallourn North. Labor held it from 1970 to 2006 and the Nationals have held it since. Martin Cameron won it in 2022 after Russell Northe retired, finishing second on first preferences with 22.9% behind Labor's Kate Maxfield (31.4%) and winning 54.4% two-party-preferred once Liberal preferences flowed to him, an 8.4-point swing. The Tally Room and the ABC both describe One Nation as the main threat, citing anger over coal, power-plant and timber-mill closures, and One Nation polled 6.1% here in 2022. The 2026 field found is three candidates: Cameron, Labor's Tracie Lund and the Greens' Rochelle Hine. No One Nation, Liberal or Victorian Socialists candidate has been found.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Being a strong voice for the Latrobe Valley, industries that provide job security, and community access to healthcare, education and modern infrastructure.
Recent releases highlight roads and bridges funding, longer train services and $10 million for neighbourhood houses.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Crime and community safety
The Coalition's bail and sentencing policy, per the ABC, would automatically deny bail to reoffenders under a one-strike rule.
Housing affordability and supply
The Coalition would lift the first-home buyer threshold to remove stamp duty on homes up to $1 million, per a housing-policy comparison.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
His site highlights roads and bridges funding and longer, higher-capacity train services.
Names modern infrastructure access as a priority for the Latrobe Valley.
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
Names community access to education as a priority.
Health and healthcare access
Names community access to healthcare as a priority.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Says he ran because of "the disconnect between people's experience and government policy" during the Latrobe Valley's industrial transition, and wants job security addressed during industry change.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Regional and rural Victoria
Says he is "a strong voice for the people of the Latrobe Valley" and wants industries that provide job security supported.
Says he is always looking to hear feedback on "building a better regional Victoria".
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
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.
As the sitting member, Cameron met the "elected" limb of the test in 2022, and his 22.9% first-preference vote was also well above 4%.