Labor’s Andrew Giles enters the 2025 federal election as a familiar face in the northern suburbs – but with fresh challenges and an expanding electorate to navigate.
Holding the seat of Scullin since 2013, Giles will contest the election in an electorate that has long been a Labor stronghold.
Stretching across 174 square kilometres and including suburbs like Thomastown, Epping, Lalor, Mill Park, South Morang, and parts of Wollert and Bundoora, Scullin remains one of the safest Labor seats in the country.
Even after recent boundary changes slightly reducing Labor’s margin from 15.6 per cent to 15.4 per cent, the party remains firmly in front.
Liberal hopeful Rohit Taggar is aiming to chip into Labor’s dominance by campaigning on cost-of-living issues, while The Greens’ Loki Sangarya is focusing on climate action and affordable housing.
Independent voices such as Ursula van Bree of Gerrard Rennick People First and Adriana Buccianti from the Trumpet of Patriots are also on the ballot, as are the Victorian Socialists, Family First, and One Nation– highlighting the electorate’s growing diversity and wide political spectrum.
With a growing population in areas like Wollert and South Morang and increased infrastructure demands, voters are likely to be paying close attention to promises on housing, jobs, education and transport.
Andrew Giles- Labor
I’m Andrew Giles and I have had the privilege of being your Member for Scullin since 2013. In that time, I have delivered the Epping Urgent Care Clinic, over $2.5 million in funding for local school infrastructure and secured a new uni study hub being built in Epping. Together with Anthony Albanese and the Federal Labor team, I’m working to deliver a fairer future for this community and for Australia. This election is a clear choice. A government led by Anthony Albanese will continue strengthening Medicare, providing cost-of-living relief and Building Australia’s Future by investing in our community. Peter Dutton will cut everything – except your taxes. The choice at the election is clear – tax cuts under Labor or Medicare cuts under the Liberals.
Lokesh Sangarya- Greens
I’m an engineer and a policy researcher. I am committed to building a future where everyone in our community can afford the basics – housing, food, healthcare, and education, while ensuring that billionaires and mega corporations pay their fair share. Frustrated by major parties prioritizing corporate profits over community interests, I decided to stand as a candidate. I advocate for transparency, fairness, and evidence-based solutions. If elected, I will work to get Dental into Medicare for everyone, make Universities and TAFE free, provide universal free childhood education and care, and stop new coal and gas projects. People in Scullin deserve this.
