Articles by Samantha Ratnam
- Profile
- Samantha Ratnam was the Greens candidate for Wills and is the former the leader of the Victorian Greens (2017-2024), serving as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in the Northern Metropolitan Region. Prior to this Sam was a councillor and mayor for the City of Moreland.
Democracy, Green Agenda 2025:3, Theory
That last 1.6% – Lessons from the Wills 2025 Campaign
Despite running one of the biggest field campaigns in Greens history and achieving record swings in diverse communities, the Greens fell just short of claiming Wills from Labor. What follows is a post-election reflection by Samantha Ratnam and Cat Nadel analysing their near-win, looking at both strategies and lessons learnt from falling just 1.6% short of victory. [...]