Electoral results for the district of Frankston

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Frankston in Victorian state elections.

Members for Frankston

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First incarnation (1967–1985)
Member Party Term
  Edward Meagher Liberal 1967–1976
  Graeme Weideman Liberal 1976–1982
  Jane Hill Labor 1982–1985
Second incarnation (1992–present)
Member Party Term
  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

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022 Victorian state election: Frankston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Edbrooke 16,595 41.6 −4.8
Liberal Michael O'Reilly 11,762 29.4 −2.9
Greens Emily Green 5,060 12.7 +5.0
Freedom Dragan Suric 1,443 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Chrysten Abraham 1,420 3.6 +3.6
Animal Justice Elizabeth Johnston 1,365 3.4 +0.6
Family First Richard Brown 1,083 2.7 +2.7
Independent Darren Paul Bergwerf 844 2.1 +2.1
Independent Henry Kelsall 369 0.9 –1.0
Total formal votes 39,941 95.3 +0.6
Informal votes 1,614 5.5 −0.6
Turnout 42,264 86.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Edbrooke 23,429 58.7 −1.5
Liberal Michael O'Reilly 16,512 41.3 +1.5
Labor hold Swing −1.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2018 Victorian state election: Frankston[2]
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
2014 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sean Armistead 12,542 35.8 −9.4
Labor Paul Edbrooke 12,241 35.0 −2.9
Independent Geoff Shaw 4,514 12.9 +12.9
Greens Jeanette Swain 2,790 8.0 −0.7
Sex Party Jamie Miller 972 2.8 +0.5
Family First Paul Mason 415 1.2 −0.4
Independent Jerome Breen 311 0.9 +0.9
Christians Anthony Wallace 308 0.9 +0.9
Rise Up Australia Lin Tregenza 212 0.6 +0.6
Independent Reade Smith 179 0.5 +0.5
People Power Victoria Alan Nicholls 158 0.5 +0.5
Independent Joseph Toscano 140 0.4 +0.4
Independent Mervyn Vogt 125 0.4 +0.4
Independent Marianne Tootell 87 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 34,994 91.1 −4.0
Informal votes 3,410 8.9 +4.0
Turnout 38,404 92.0 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Edbrooke 17,665 50.5 +0.9
Liberal Sean Armistead 17,329 49.5 −0.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.9
2010 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Shaw 14,899 46.79 +6.03
Labor Alistair Harkness 11,603 36.44 −7.03
Greens Simon Tiller 2,673 8.39 −1.59
Sex Party Shem Bennett 797 2.50 +2.50
Democratic Labor Denise De Graaff 753 2.36 +2.36
Independent Quinn McCormack 652 2.05 +2.05
Family First Michael Pleiter 467 1.47 −2.49
Total formal votes 31,844 95.24 −0.53
Informal votes 1,591 4.76 +0.53
Turnout 33,435 92.04 −0.77
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Shaw 16,523 51.71 +4.42
Labor Alistair Harkness 15,433 48.29 −4.42
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.42

Elections in the 2000s

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2006 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alistair Harkness 13,703 43.47 −4.40
Liberal Rochelle McArthur 12,849 40.76 +0.29
Greens Wendy Smith 3,146 9.98 −0.52
Family First Michael Pleiter 1,249 3.96 +3.96
Independent Fletcher Davis 576 1.83 +1.83
Total formal votes 31,523 95.77 −1.16
Informal votes 1,391 4.23 +1.16
Turnout 32,914 92.81 −0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alistair Harkness 16,621 52.71 −3.35
Liberal Rochelle McArthur 14,910 47.29 +3.35
Labor hold Swing −3.35
2002 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alistair Harkness 15,833 47.9 +5.6
Liberal Andrea McCall 13,385 40.5 −9.8
Greens Henry Kelsall 3,472 10.5 +6.7
Citizens Electoral Council Carolyn Chapple 385 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 33,075 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 1,046 3.1 −0.1
Turnout 34,121 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alistair Harkness 18,446 55.8 +9.0
Liberal Andrea McCall 14,629 44.2 −9.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1990s

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1999 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrea McCall 17,778 58.6 −5.7
Labor Darren Koch 10,083 33.2 −0.4
Greens Henry Kelsall 1,850 6.1 +6.1
Independent Frank Borg 626 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 30,337 97.9 −0.3
Informal votes 635 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 30,972 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrea McCall 18,399 60.7 −4.7
Labor Darren Koch 11,891 39.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7
1996 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrea McCall 19,180 64.3 +1.1
Labor Wayne Woods 10,021 33.6 +5.5
Natural Law Laurens Smits 626 2.1 −2.1
Total formal votes 29,827 98.3 +1.1
Informal votes 520 1.7 −1.1
Turnout 30,347 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrea McCall 19,508 65.4 −2.1
Labor Wayne Woods 10,300 34.6 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing −2.1
1992 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 18,447 63.2 +7.9
Labor Rohan Cresp 8,192 28.1 −14.7
Natural Law Margaret Dawson 1,217 4.2 +4.2
Independent Judy Hale 903 3.1 +3.1
Independent Richard Hargrave 411 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 29,170 97.2 +0.2
Informal votes 850 2.8 −0.2
Turnout 30,020 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 19,661 67.5 +11.4
Labor Rohan Cresp 9,451 32.5 −11.4
Liberal hold Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1980s

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1982 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 15,268 46.3 −5.8
Labor Jane Hill 14,478 43.9 +4.8
Democrats Laurence Amor 3,204 9.7 +0.9
Total formal votes 32,950 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 640 1.9 −0.2
Turnout 33,590 93.6 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Hill 16,513 50.1 +7.3
Liberal Graeme Weideman 16,437 49.9 −7.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1970s

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1979 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 15,706 52.1 −7.2
Labor Anna Stewart (activist) 11,774 39.1 +2.6
Democrats William Towers 2,649 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 30,129 97.9 −0.5
Informal votes 646 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 30,775 93.5 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,235 57.2 −5.5
Labor Anna Stewart (activist) 12,894 42.8 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5
1976 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 16,247 59.3 +7.2
Labor Alison Ogden 10,005 36.5 −0.7
Democratic Labor John Glynn 1,154 4.2 −0.9
Total formal votes 27,406 98.4
Informal votes 446 1.6
Turnout 27,852 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,170 62.7 +3.3
Labor Alison Ogden 10,236 37.3 −3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3
1973 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 22,182 50.5 +2.5
Labor Donald Mercer 16,854 38.4 −0.7
Australia David Heath 2,479 5.6 +5.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn 2,392 5.5 −7.4
Total formal votes 43,907 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 921 2.1 −0.3
Turnout 44,828 93.0 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 25,454 58.0 −1.5
Labor Donald Mercer 18,453 42.0 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5
1970 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,191 48.0 −2.1
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,198 39.1 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Glynn 4,367 12.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 33,756 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 845 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 34,601 94.0 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 20,096 59.5 −0.3
Labor Mervyn Vogt 13,660 40.5 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Elections in the 1960s

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1967 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Meagher 13,521 50.1 −3.1
Labor Bruce Aitken 10,387 38.5 +4.8
Democratic Labor John Cass 3,103 11.5 −1.7
Total formal votes 27,011 97.4
Informal votes 714 2.6
Turnout 27,725 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Meagher 16,159 59.8 −4.6
Labor Bruce Aitken 10,852 40.2 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

References

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  • "Frankston District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  1. ^ Frankston District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ State Election 2018: Frankston District, VEC.