ɔnðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn ʌvðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˌaɪl pˈoʊlɪŋ wʌz bˌiːɪŋ kəndˈʌktᵻd, ɪt wʌz lˈɜːnd ðæt lˈɪbɚɹəltˈɜːndˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈɛmbɚ fɚðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪnəl sˈiːt ʌv fɹˈæŋkstən ˈiːst, pˈiːɾɚ mək lˈɛlən, hæd dˈaɪd əvə hˈɑːɹt ɐtˈæk.
On the afternoon of the election, while polling was being conducted, it was learned that Liberal-turned-Independent member for the marginal seat of Frankston East, Peter McLellan, had died of a heart attack.