Map of Frankston District showing the suburbs of Frankston and Frankston South. The district boundaries include Frankston-Dandenong Road in part of the north, proposed Mornington Peninsula Freeway in the east, and Humphries Road in the south.

Click here for a more detailed electorate map (70kB, PDF).

Features of the District

Location:	Frankston District is an outer metropolitan electorate approximately 36 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.
Area:	34 square kilometres.
Region:	South Eastern Metropolitan Region
Suburbs:	Frankston and Frankston South.
Features:	Frankston District comprises residential areas, a business and shopping precinct and beaches. Other features include the Frankston Reservoir, the George Pentland Botanical Gardens, the Frankston College of TAFE and the Frankston campus of Monash University.
Member:	Alistair Harkness

A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Election results

2006 State election results for Frankston District.
2002 State election results for Frankston District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1967-82	Liberal
1982-85*	ALP
1992-2002	Liberal
2002-present	ALP
	*Abolished in 1985, and re-established in 1992