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Legislative Assembly district
Frankston
Held by Australian Labor Partygeneral-election margin 8.7%
Current memberPaul EdbrookeALP held since 2014
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Past results
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26 November 20222022 state electionAustralian Labor Party won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Dragan SuricFreedom Party of Victoria
1,4433.61%3.6%
Emily GreenAustralian Greens
5,06012.67%12.7%
Elizabeth JohnstonAnimal Justice Party
1,3653.42%3.4%
Darren Paul BergwerfIndependent
8442.11%2.1%
Henry KelsallIndependent
3690.92%0.9%
Richard BrownFamily First Victoria
1,0832.71%2.7%
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party
16,59541.55%41.5%
Michael O’ReillyLiberal
11,76229.45%29.4%
Chrysten AbrahamLiberal Democrats
1,4203.56%3.6%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party · 23,429 votes58.66%
58.7%
Michael O’ReillyLiberal · 16,512 votes41.34%
41.3%
24 November 20182018 state electionAustralian Labor Party won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Henry KelsallIndependent
7902.15%2.1%
Lachlan O’ConnellDerryn Hinch’s Justice Party
1,5644.26%4.3%
Colin LaneAustralian Greens
2,7817.57%7.6%
Michael LongLabour DLP
1,3663.72%3.7%
Michael LambLiberal
12,00532.68%32.7%
James PerssonAnimal Justice Party
1,1423.11%3.1%
Jyothi RudraTransport Matters
2420.66%0.7%
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party
16,84445.85%45.9%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Colin LaneAustralian Greens · 4,953 votes13.48%
13.5%
Michael LambLiberal · 13,352 votes36.35%
36.4%
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party · 18,429 votes50.17%
50.2%
29 November 20142014 state electionAustralian Labor Party won+
First preferences
Candidate vote
CandidateVotesVote
Sean ArmisteadLiberal
12,54235.84%35.8%
Anthony WallaceAustralian Christians
3080.88%0.9%
Joseph ToscanoIndependent
1400.40%0.4%
Jeanette SwainAustralian Greens
2,7907.97%8.0%
Alan NichollsPeople Power Victoria / No Smart Meters
1580.45%0.5%
Jamie MillerSex Party
9722.78%2.8%
Marianne TootellIndependent
870.25%0.3%
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party
12,24134.98%35.0%
Reade SmithIndependent
1790.51%0.5%
Jerome BreenIndependent
3110.89%0.9%
Paul MasonFamily First
4151.19%1.2%
Geoff ShawIndependent
4,51412.90%12.9%
Mervyn K. VogtIndependent
1250.36%0.4%
Lin TregenzaRise Up Australia Party
2120.61%0.6%
Final recheck figures published by the Victorian Electoral Commission.
Final count
Preference distribution
Sean ArmisteadLiberal · 17,329 votes49.52%
49.5%
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party · 17,665 votes50.48%
50.5%
Local voting pattern
First-preference votes by voting booth
Official completed VEC figures for the most recent election
First-preference votes by voting booth2022 state election · 26 November 2022+
Completed first-preference recheck figures supplied by the Victorian Electoral Commission. This table lists ordinary voting centres only. Early, postal, absent and other declaration votes are excluded.
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Frankston voting centreAldercourt
Dragan SuricFreedom Party of Victoria41 votes
Emily GreenAustralian Greens113 votes
Elizabeth JohnstonAnimal Justice Party46 votes
Darren Paul BergwerfIndependent25 votes
Henry KelsallIndependent9 votes
Richard BrownFamily First Victoria28 votes
Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party373 votes
Michael O’ReillyLiberal174 votes
Chrysten AbrahamLiberal Democrats27 votes
Informal votes 64Total ordinary votes 900
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| Voting booth | Dragan SuricFreedom Party of Victoria | Emily GreenAustralian Greens | Elizabeth JohnstonAnimal Justice Party | Darren Paul BergwerfIndependent | Henry KelsallIndependent | Richard BrownFamily First Victoria | Paul EdbrookeAustralian Labor Party | Michael O’ReillyLiberal | Chrysten AbrahamLiberal Democrats | Informal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldercourt | 41 | 113 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 373 | 174 | 27 | 64 | 900 |
| Baden Powell | 19 | 124 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 314 | 320 | 28 | 33 | 884 |
| Ballam Park | 30 | 79 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 240 | 114 | 25 | 34 | 584 |
| Belvedere Park | 10 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 149 |
| Bruce Park | 6 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 138 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 318 |
| Derinya | 24 | 139 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 350 | 389 | 34 | 37 | 1,045 |
| Frankston | 13 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 122 | 76 | 5 | 19 | 313 |
| Frankston Beach | 12 | 63 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 186 | 129 | 15 | 18 | 465 |
| Frankston East | 50 | 144 | 40 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 460 | 278 | 48 | 91 | 1,205 |
| Frankston Forest | 20 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 99 | 74 | 15 | 25 | 321 |
| Frankston Heights | 33 | 113 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 41 | 429 | 236 | 40 | 34 | 1,006 |
| Frankston Rail | 26 | 145 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 305 | 166 | 32 | 60 | 818 |
| Frankston South | 48 | 316 | 62 | 64 | 29 | 34 | 699 | 377 | 47 | 94 | 1,770 |
| John Paul College | 52 | 114 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 405 | 257 | 30 | 86 | 1,032 |
| Kananook | 28 | 189 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 377 | 206 | 49 | 54 | 1,028 |
| Karingal Heights | 42 | 101 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 41 | 398 | 219 | 32 | 71 | 972 |
| Kingsley Park | 26 | 116 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 417 | 314 | 33 | 51 | 1,068 |
| Mt Erin | 38 | 138 | 45 | 29 | 5 | 39 | 542 | 463 | 59 | 70 | 1,428 |
Source: Victorian Electoral Commission completed results. View the VEC voting-centre table
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District area and region are from the current Victorian Electoral Commission district profile. Election figures are from the completed results linked above.