Electoral district of Frankston

The electoral district of Frankston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently includes the suburbs of Frankston and Frankston South south east of Melbourne.

Frankston
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Frankston (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Dates current1967–1985, 1992–present
MPPaul Edbrooke
PartyLabor
Electors44,458 (2018)
Area39 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Coordinates38°10′S 145°08′E

The electorate was first created prior to the 1967 election and the Liberal Party held the seat until the Cain landslide of 1982. Population increases, however, meant the seat was abolished in 1985 and replaced by two electorates—Frankston South and Frankston North.

In 1992, Frankston South was replaced mostly by a recreated Frankston. It became very safe for the Liberal Party, who won it with margins well over 10%.

However the adjoining Labor-held seat of Frankston East—which had been created mostly out of the old Frankston North—was abolished prior to the 2002 election and much of its territory was incorporated into the seat. The old Frankston had a comfortably safe Liberal majority of 10.7 percent, but the redistribution reduced it to a quite marginal 3.2 percent. Labor's Alistair Harkness won the seat on a large swing, part of the Labor landslide at the 2002 election. He was returned at the 2006 election with a reduced majority, but was defeated in 2010 by Geoff Shaw.

Members for Frankston
First incarnation (1967–1985)
MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Meagher Liberal 1967–1976
  Graeme Weideman Liberal 1976–1982
  Jane Hill Labor 1982–1985
Second incarnation (1992–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Graeme Weideman Liberal 1992–1996
  Andrea McCall Liberal 1996–2002
  Alistair Harkness Labor 2002–2010
  Geoff Shaw Liberal 2010–2013
  Independent 2013–2014
  Paul Edbrooke Labor 2014–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Frankston
2018 Victorian state election: Frankston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Edbrooke 16,844 45.85 +10.87
Liberal Michael Lamb 12,005 32.68 −3.16
Greens Colin Lane 2,781 7.57 −0.40
Justice Lachlan O'Connell 1,564 4.26 +4.26
Democratic Labour Michael Long 1,366 3.72 +3.72
Animal Justice James Persson 1,142 3.11 +3.11
Independent Henry Kelsall 790 2.15 +2.15
Transport Matters Jyothi Rudra 242 0.66 +0.66
Total formal votes 36,734 93.86 +2.74
Informal votes 2,403 6.14 −2.74
Turnout 39,137 88.03 −3.96
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Edbrooke 21,972 59.74 +9.26
Liberal Michael Lamb 14,805 40.26 −9.26
Labor hold Swing+9.26
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References
  1. State Election 2018: Frankston District, VEC.


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