This is a list of the candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election.
A record 742 candidates contested the 88 Legislative Assembly seats at the Victorian election on 26 November 2022, also including the supplementary election in Narracan on 28 January 2023. This overtook the previous record of 543 candidates in 2014 and was well up from 507 candidates in 2018. The 454 candidates for the Legislative Council is the highest number of upper house candidates in a Victorian election, up from 380 in 2018.
The following members did not contest the election:
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition was defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Transport Matters Party was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Greens were defending one seat. The Reason Party was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition was defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Democratic Party was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending three seats, although MLC Adem Somyurek resigned his membership in 2020 and later sat as an independent before joining the DLP. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Democratic Party was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Sustainable Australia was defending one seat.
The Labor Party was defending three seats, although MLC Kaushaliya Vaghela was disendorsed and later sat as an independent before forming the New Democrats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat, although MLC Bernie Finn was expelled from the party in May 2022 and later joined the Democratic Labour Party. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party was defending one seat, although MLC Catherine Cumming defected from the party prior to taking her seat in the Legislative Council and later sat as an independent.
The Labor Party is defending two seats, however incumbent Labor MLC Jaala Pulford retired close to the election. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party is defending one seat. The Animal Justice Party is defending one seat.