By Tate Papworth
Labor’s Daniel Mulino describes Saturday’s federal election as bittersweet.
Mr Mulino made history, becoming the first member for the newly established seat of Fraser, but his party won’t form government after the Coalition claimed an unlikely victory.
“It’s very exciting – I’m honoured to be the first member to represent Fraser, but it was certainly bittersweet given the national result,” he said.
Mr Mulino and the Labor Party had made a number of election commitments contingent on forming government, including $5 million towards the St Albans Leisure Centre.
The project is now left without federal or state government support, but Mr Mulino vowed to advocate for support in his new role.
“I’ll continue to advocate for a lot of the issues we put forward … under a Labor government local schools would have received $28 million in funding over three years.”
Mr Mulino also intends to make his voice heard as the Airport Rail Link and Sunshine Super Hub move towards a reality.
The seat of Fraser, which covers mainly Brimbank, takes in Braybrook and Tottenham.
Mr Mulino had 64 per cent of first preferences votes with 75 per cent of votes counted.
Tate Papworth
