Legislative Assembly · District of Yan Yean
Gufran Mohammed
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Yan Yean›
Yan Yean is a Labor-held seat on Melbourne's northern fringe covering Mernda, Yarrambat, Laurimar, Whittlesea and Wandong across the Whittlesea, Nillumbik and Mitchell council areas. Lauren Kathage succeeded Danielle Green in 2022, winning with 41.4% of first preferences and 54.3% two-party-preferred against the Liberals' Richard Welch, a margin of about 4 points, and is recontesting. The Tally Room calls it a must-win seat for the Liberals and says One Nation is an emerging threat in some booths. The 2026 field found is six candidates: Kathage, the Liberals' Amanda Dow, the Greens' Gufran Mohammed, One Nation's Jeremy Johnson, the Victorian Socialists' Andrew Bell and the Animal Justice Party's Sinan Okatan.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Educational equity, disability support funding for students, systemic reform of budget constraints, and representing people over corporations.
"Three generations of my family have built the thing that was missing instead of complaining about it."
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 Mohammed 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 Mohammed personally.
Housing affordability and supply
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would build 88,000 public homes with $4 billion initial investment; nothing is attributed to Mohammed personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
Wants people represented over corporations and systemic reform of budget constraints.
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.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently free; nothing is attributed to Mohammed 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
Names educational equity and disability support funding as priorities, and cites budget constraints that limit identifying students with disabilities.
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 Mohammed personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and ban new coal and gas projects; nothing is attributed to Mohammed personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment; nothing is attributed to Mohammed personally.
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.
His stated priorities sit within the Victorian Greens' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — GREENS-MOHAMMED, ET-GREENS-POLICYAustralian Greens Victoria, "Gufran Mohammed"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile mentions no prior candidacy. SSelf-stated — GREENS-MOHAMMEDAustralian Greens Victoria, "Gufran Mohammed"View source
He is not among the candidates in the 2022 Yan Yean results; the Greens' candidate was Samantha Mason (6.4%). VVerified — WIKI-YY-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Yan Yean"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.
Mohammed has not previously contested an election. The Greens' 2022 Yan Yean candidate polled 6.4%, above the 4% mark.