Legislative Council · South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Ann-Marie Hermans
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — South-Eastern Metropolitan Region›
South-Eastern Metropolitan elects 5 MLCs and comprises 11 Legislative Assembly districts across Melbourne's south-east — Berwick, Carrum, Clarinda, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Frankston, Mordialloc, Mulgrave, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South and Rowville. In 2022, Labor won 2 of 5 seats (Lee Tarlamis and Michael Galea), the Liberal-National Coalition 1 (Ann-Marie Hermans), Legalise Cannabis 1 (Rachel Payne) and the Liberal Democrats 1 (David Limbrick).
Background
Says she has held shadow ministerial and assistant ministerial roles across Community Safety, Education, Emergency Services, WorkCover and TAC. SSelf-stated — LIBV-ANN-MARIE-HERMANSLiberal Victoria, "Ann-Marie Hermans — Liberal candidate profile" (15 Dec 2022)View source
Says she received the highest vote of any Liberal Upper House candidate in the South East at the 2022 election. SSelf-stated — LIBV-ANN-MARIE-HERMANSLiberal Victoria, "Ann-Marie Hermans — Liberal candidate profile" (15 Dec 2022)View source
Her electorate office is at 31 Princes Highway, Dandenong, and she and her husband raised four children locally. SSelf-stated — PARL-AMHParliament of Victoria, "Ann-Marie Hermans MLC"View source
Describes herself as a long-time resident of the South East who raised her children locally. SSelf-stated — LIBV-ANN-MARIE-HERMANSLiberal Victoria, "Ann-Marie Hermans — Liberal candidate profile" (15 Dec 2022)View source
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Advocacy for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Says parents should have the freedom to choose how they raise their children.
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
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
Has an education background, leading an academic department, and is Shadow Assistant Minister for Education per Wikipedia.
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.
Wikipedia's 2026 candidates table lists her second on the Liberal list for the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region. RReported — WIKI-2026CANDSWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election"View source
As a shadow assistant minister her positions follow the Liberals' platform; her profile states no policy priorities.
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 a sitting MLC elected in 2022, Hermans met the "elected" limb of the test for that contest, so her campaign qualified for public funding.