The seat is notable for having decided the 1999 state election, which proved to be the last election in which it was contested. The incumbent, Liberal-turned-independent Peter McLellan, died on election day, forcing a supplementary election a month later. Neither the Coalition nor Labor had won a majority, placing the balance of power in the hands of three independents. They deferred their decision until the supplementary election. In the 16 October supplementary election, Labor candidate Matt Viney won on a swing of 7.7 percent, resulting in a hung parliament. The independents then announced their support for Labor, making Labor leader Steve Bracks premier.
electoral, district, frankston, east, electoral, district, legislative, assembly, australian, state, victoria, created, 1992, mostly, frankston, north, frankston, eastvictoria, legislative, assemblystatevictoriacreated1992abolished2002demographicouter, metropo. Electoral district of Frankston East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria It was created in 1992 mostly out of the old Frankston North Frankston EastVictoria Legislative AssemblyStateVictoriaCreated1992Abolished2002DemographicOuter metropolitanCoordinates38 09 S 145 09 E 38 150 S 145 150 E 38 150 145 150The seat is notable for having decided the 1999 state election which proved to be the last election in which it was contested The incumbent Liberal turned independent Peter McLellan died on election day forcing a supplementary election a month later Neither the Coalition nor Labor had won a majority placing the balance of power in the hands of three independents They deferred their decision until the supplementary election In the 16 October supplementary election Labor candidate Matt Viney won on a swing of 7 7 percent resulting in a hung parliament The independents then announced their support for Labor making Labor leader Steve Bracks premier Members for Frankston East editMember Party Term Peter McLellan Liberal 1992 1998 Independent 1998 1999 Matt Viney Labor 1999 2002Election results editMain article Electoral results for the district of Frankston East nbsp This Victoria Australia government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Electoral district of Frankston East amp oldid 1153605986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
