Tony Lupton - For Students
Information for primary and secondary students to help with school projects
Here are the answers to questions local students often ask about Tony Lupton and the Prahran electorate. And links to more information about the Victorian Parliament and Government.
Who is Tony Lupton?
Tony Lupton is the Member of Parliament for the State Electorate of Prahran and part of the Brumby Government. He sits in the Legislative Assembly (or Lower House) of the Victorian Parliament.
Where does Tony live?
Tony lives in the Prahran electorate.
What does Tony do?
As the local representative, Tony helps residents, schools, businesses and other groups with Victorian Government matters and works hard to improve the local area.
He meets with residents and organisations; works with ministers and government departments; attends local events and visits local schools and businesses.
When he’s in parliament, Tony takes part in debates about new laws; gives speeches on issues affecting the Prahran Electorate and attends meetings of the Parliamentary Labor Party.
Does Tony have any other official duties?
Tony is also the Cabinet Secretary for the Victorian Government.
Which political party does Tony belong to?
Tony is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
When was Tony elected?
Tony was first elected as the State Member for Prahran in November 2002, and was re-elected to parliament in November 2006.
What were the results in Prahran at the last election?
Tony received over 54% of the two-party preferred vote at the 2006 State Election.
Full election results
State Elections
When do I enrol to vote?
If you’re an Australian citizen aged 18 years or over and you’ve lived at your current address for at least a month, then you need to enrol to vote.
You can also apply for enrolment if you’re 17 years old and will be automatically enrolled when you turn 18.
Enrolling to vote
Electoral Enrolment Form
What does the State Government do?
There are three levels of government: Federal, State and Local.
The State (or Victorian) Government looks after things like public hospitals, state schools, main roads and freeways, public transport, police, ambulances and public housing. To find out if something is a State Government issue, visit the Victorian Government Homepage.
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