Seachangers and migrants have transformed Victoria since 2018. What does that mean for the election?

First-time voter Riya Rajesh says she wants the Victorian government to do more to tackle housing affordability and climate change. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian

Riya Rajesh was 17 when her family gathered around the TV to watch Scott Morrison’s “miracle” election win in 2019. “I remember feeling heartbroken because I didn’t get to have a say in the result,” she says.

Now 20, Rajesh voted for the first time at the federal election in May and is excited to head back to the polling booth for the Victorian election in November.