Matt Viney

Matt Viney
Matt Viney
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
	In office; 30 November 2002 – 29 November 2014
Personal details
Born	28 July 1954 (age 70); Melbourne, Victoria
Political party	Labor Party

Matthew (Matt) Shaw Viney (born 28 July 1954, in Melbourne, Victoria), is an Labor Party politician, and a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Eastern Victoria Region.

Viney was first elected to the Frankston East electorate during the 1999 Frankston East By-election,^[1] which was one of the factors in Steve Bracks winning a minority government. Frankston East was abolished in the following election and Viney was elected to Chelsea Province in the 2002 Victorian state elections.^[1]^[2] In 2006 Victorian state elections, Viney was elected to the Eastern Victoria Region.^[1]^[2]

Viney is a supporter of the Collingwood Magpies^[2] and in 2008 was also chosen to head the 2008 Victorian Spirit of ANZAC Prize.

References

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Peter McLellan	Member for Frankston East 1999–2002	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Cameron Boardman	Member for Chelsea Province 2002–2006 With: Bob Smith	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat created	Member for Eastern Victoria Region 2006–2014 With: Davis, O'Donohue, Hall, Scheffer	Succeeded by Daniel Mulino Harriet Shing

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[remember-1] Parliament of Victoria Members Database

[handbk-2] Parliament of Victoria Parliamentary Handbook

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