He will again require the preferences of the Greens to win. Labor MP for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby hands out his how to vote cards. Labor's national executive made a special ruling that the Greens Stephanie Hodgins-May would be placed above the Liberals' Owen Guest in the seat after Mr Danby said he would put the Greens behind the Liberals. Labor is preferencing progressive parties ahead of the Liberals across the country. Senior officials are furious with the Mr Danby, with some sources saying defying the national executive was "as bad as running against an endorsed candidate."

Any disciplinary action is likely to occur after the election. Labor MP for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby in Parliament. Credit:Andrew Meares Mr Danby made comments earlier this year saying that the Greens should be placed below the Liberals but was slapped down by party officials who said they were in charge of preference deals. Use the slider to compare the official Labor flyer with the flyer Labor MP Michael Danby has been handing out to voters.

The official how to vote card authorised by Victorian Labor secretary Noah Carroll preferences the Greens at 5 and the Liberals at 7. But a card seen by Fairfax Media, with Mr Danby's authorisation on it, places Ms Hodgins-May at 7 and Mr Guest at 5. The card was handed out by Mr Danby at an early voting booth. Victorian Labor assistant state secretary Kosmos Samaras said "the party does not authorise the distribution of this how-to-vote card and we will be taking steps to ensure that this does not happen." Larissa Brown, Victorian Greens state director Larissa Brown said it was disappointing that days after Labor said it would preference the Greens above the Liberals one of its MPs had told voters otherwise.