Muslim Votes Matter is preparing to issue how-to-vote cards that rank Labor ahead of Pauline Hanson's One Nation across every lower house electorate. While Labor will still be denied the top spot, the tactical adjustment is designed to stop preferences from inadvertently electing One Nation candidates or enabling Coalition deals. Volunteers will actively distribute these materials in outer suburban electorates with above-average Muslim demographics, such as Narre Warren South and Tarneit. Beyond foreign policy and protest rights, the organization will base candidate evaluations on domestic concerns including housing security, the cost of living, and Islamophobia.
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The advocacy group will preference Labor over One Nation in all lower house seats while s…: The advocacy group will preference Labor over One Nation in all lower house seats while still withholding top-tier endorsements from Labor.
Tactical preference allocations aim to prevent hardline anti-Labor votes from inadvertent…: Tactical preference allocations aim to prevent hardline anti-Labor votes from inadvertently bolstering One Nation or fostering Coalition preference deals.
Assessment of candidates across all upper and lower house electorates will weigh cost-of-…: Assessment of candidates across all upper and lower house electorates will weigh cost-of-living concerns, housing security, and Islamophobia alongside Palestine policies.
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Muslim Votes Matter will relax its anti-Labor position at this month’s Victorian election, putting volunteers on the ground in key outer suburban seats the incumbent government risks losing to One Nation.
The grassroots advocacy group will direct its supporters to vote for Labor ahead of Pauline Hanson’s party in all lower house Victorian electorates and will aim to have volunteers on the ground in the seats of Greenvale, in Melbourne’s north, and Narre Warren South, in the city’s south-east, which the party fears could be seized by One Nation.
This is a departure from its position at last year’s federal election, where the pro-Palestine group focused on endorsing Greens and independent candidates to punish Labor, prompted by anger over the federal government’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Ghaith Krayem, the national spokesperson for MVM, said “circumstances have changed” ahead of the state election on 28 November.
But Krayem said the group would still not put Labor in the top spot in any seat on its how-to-vote cards, instead favouring independents and minor parties as it did at the 2025…
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