Legislative Council · Northern Metropolitan Region
Imad Hirmiz
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Northern Metropolitan Region›
Northern Metropolitan elects 5 MLCs and comprises 11 Legislative Assembly districts running in a narrow strip from the Melbourne CBD north to Wallan. In 2022, Labor won 2 of 5 seats here, Liberal 1, Greens 1, and the 5th — this one — went to Somyurek (then Democratic Labour Party) by just 0.16 quotas after preferences flowed in from several minor parties. A bill abolishing group voting tickets for the Council has passed the Assembly and is before the Legislative Council's 11–13 August sitting.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Families at the heart of public policy, parental support and child protection, responsible economic management and small business help, safer communities, quality education, and religious freedom.
"Family first. Community first. Victoria's future first."
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
Supports small business assistance and efficient public services.
Crime and community safety
Names safer communities as a priority.
Housing affordability and supply
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
State government debt and fiscal management
Supports responsible economic management and small business assistance.
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
Wants children protected from what he calls radical indoctrination in schools and quality education.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
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.
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.
Hirmiz has not previously contested a state election on the sources retrieved, and Family First's earlier results in this region were not retrieved.