Legislative Assembly · District of Pascoe Vale
Angelica Panopoulos
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Pascoe Vale›
Pascoe Vale is a Labor seat in Melbourne's inner north, taking in Pascoe Vale, Coburg and parts of Brunswick West, and held by Labor since 1985. Anthony Cianflone won it in 2022 with 38.8% of first preferences and 52.0% to 48.0% against the Greens' Angelica Panopoulos after preferences, and is recontesting. The 2026 field is five candidates: Cianflone, the Greens' Panopoulos (recontesting), the Victorian Socialists' Yasemin Shamsili, Socialist Alliance's Jacob Andrewartha and Family First's Kathrine Ashton. No Liberal candidate has been identified, although the Liberals took 21.0% in 2022. Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table lists several of these names under the wrong parties, so parties here follow each party's 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.
Affordable housing, climate action, well-funded schools and local green spaces.
Calls herself "an active, local and accountable representative" and says "when governments fail to act in our best interests, it's up to us to replace them".
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 Panopoulos 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 Panopoulos personally.
Housing affordability and supply
Names affordable housing in local suburbs as a priority.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would build 88,000 public homes with $4 billion initial investment.
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 Panopoulos personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Criticises Labor for neglecting road safety and delaying transport improvements.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently 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
Names well-funded schools as a priority and criticises Labor for underfunding schools.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reinstate $2.4 billion in delayed public-school funding.
Health and healthcare access
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would fund 500 more psychologists and psychiatrists; nothing is attributed to Panopoulos personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Names local green spaces for community gathering as a priority.
Climate and energy transition
Names climate action as a priority.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and ban new coal and gas projects.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Began her political engagement as a refugee rights activist.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment.
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 priorities sit within the Victorian Greens' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — GREENS-PANOPOULOS, ET-GREENS-POLICYAustralian Greens Victoria, "Angelica Panopoulos"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
She was the Greens' candidate for Pascoe Vale in 2022, receiving 9,034 votes (22.4%) and 48.0% to Labor's 52.0% after preferences. VVerified — WIKI-PV-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Pascoe Vale"View source
Her 2026 Greens profile as retrieved does not mention the 2022 campaign.
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.
Panopoulos polled 22.4% in Pascoe Vale in 2022, well above the 4% mark, so that campaign qualified for public funding.