Chris Brayne

{{short description|Australian politician}}

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| constituency_AM = Nepean

| assembly = Victorian Legislative

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| term_start = 24 November 2018

| term_end = 26 November 2022

| predecessor = Martin Dixon

| successor = Sam Groth

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-accidental-mp-and-former-tennis-pro-contesting-one-of-victoria-s-tightest-seats-20221118-p5bziu.html|title=The accidental MP and former tennis pro contesting one of Victoria's toughest seats|work=The Age|last=Cowie|first=Tom|publisher=The Age|year=2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/guide/nepe/|title=Nepean|work=Victorian State Election 2018|last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year=2018}} Prior to Parliament, Brayne worked in the Democracy Program at The Carter Center in Atlanta.{{cite web|url=https://insidestory.org.au/a-tale-of-two-pittances/|title=A tale of two pittances|work=Inside Story|last=Ryan|first=Kerry|publisher=Inside Story|year=2018}}