Chris Brayne | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Nepean | |
| In office 24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Sam Groth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31)[1] |
| Political party | Labor Party |
Chris Jon Brayne is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from November 2018 to November 2022, representing the seat of Nepean.
Brayne won his seat at the 2018 election shortly after his 25th birthday and was the first Labor member to win Nepean since 1982.[2] At the 2022 election, the seat swung back to the Victorian Liberal Party who had held Nepean and its predecessor since 1985.
He previously worked in the electricity industry, as well as holding a weekend job at the Dromana drive-in theatre.[3] Prior to Parliament, Brayne worked in the Democracy Program at The Carter Center in Atlanta.[4]
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