Legislative Assembly · District of Yan Yean
Jeremy Johnson
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.
Stronger enforcement against crime and youth offending, bail reform, cutting wasteful spending including Treaty funding, redirecting funds to frontline wages and regional infrastructure, and countering what he calls woke ideology.
"Whether it is through attacks on our culture and history, weak bail laws that increase crime or net zero that raises cost of living, all ordinary Australians are now feeling the effects of this extreme ideology."
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
Blames net zero for raising the cost of living and cites local cost pressures.
The One Nation Victoria platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would remove insurance duty on premiums and end renewable subsidies.
Crime and community safety
Wants rising crime and youth offending addressed through stronger enforcement and bail law reform.
Housing affordability and supply
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would ban foreign ownership of residential property; nothing is attributed to Johnson personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
Wants wasteful spending cut and funds redirected to frontline worker wages and regional infrastructure.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Wants funds redirected to regional infrastructure.
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
Objects to what he calls "woke" ideology in education and culture.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would establish elected school boards with a parent majority.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Says net zero "raises cost of living" and objects to children living with "climate anxiety".
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, opposes Net Zero by 2050.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Wants wasteful government spending cut, specifically Treaty funding.
The party platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would oppose and repeal Victoria's Statewide Treaty framework.
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 themes sit within One Nation's statewide platform. SSelf-stated — ON-JJ, ET-ON-POLICYOne Nation Victoria, "Jeremy Johnson for Yan Yean"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "One Nation policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile mentions no prior campaign. SSelf-stated — ON-JJOne Nation Victoria, "Jeremy Johnson for Yan Yean"View source
He is not among the candidates in the 2022 Yan Yean results. 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.
Johnson has not previously contested a state election, and One Nation did not field a Yan Yean candidate in 2022.