Fiona Richardson Labor Lidia Thorpe Greens A by-election for the seat of Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 November 2017.

The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Fiona Richardson on 23 August 2017.

[1] While the seat historically has firmly been in the Labor Party's hands since its inception in 1927, environmental issues, rising house prices and demographic trends have resulted in a stronger Greens vote at recent elections.

[3] The by-election was called following the death of former Labor member for the district and Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson.

This triggered a vacancy in the seat, with writs for election being issued by the Assembly Speaker, Colin Brooks.