Division of Goldstein

Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Goldstein (green) in Victoria
Created	1984
MP	Andrew Robb
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Vida Goldstein
Electors	100,554 (2013)
Area	50 km² (19.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Goldstein is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984, when the former Division of Balaclava was abolished. It is named for Vida Goldstein, an early feminist parliamentary candidate. It is located in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne, including Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton, Caulfield South, Cheltenham, Gardenvale and Sandringham. It is a safe seat for the Liberal Party.

Members

	Party	Term
Ian Macphee	Liberal	1984–1990
David Kemp	Liberal	1990–2004
Andrew Robb	Liberal	2004–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Goldstein

Australian federal election, 2013: Goldstein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Robb	51,193	56.51	+4.42
	Labor	Daniel Guttmann	21,591	23.83	−6.36
	Greens	Rose Read	14,408	15.90	−0.30
	Palmer United	Keith Ryder	2,044	2.26	+2.26
	Family First	Ian Joyner	751	0.83	−0.50
	Rise Up Australia	Lynette Hannie	604	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			90,591	96.67	−0.19
Informal votes			3,121	3.33	+0.19
Turnout			93,712	93.20	+0.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Robb	55,288	61.03	+5.02
	Labor	Daniel Guttmann	35,303	38.97	−5.02
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.02

References

External links

Division of Goldstein - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

Aston Ballarat Batman Bendigo Bruce Calwell Casey Chisholm Corangamite Corio Deakin Dunkley Flinders Gellibrand Gippsland Goldstein Gorton Higgins Holt Hotham Indi Isaacs Jagajaga Kooyong Lalor La Trobe Mallee Maribyrnong McEwen McMillan Melbourne Melbourne Ports Menzies Murray Scullin Wannon Wills Abolished: Balaclava Bourke Burke (1949–55) Burke (1969–2004) Corinella (1901–06) Corinella (1990–96) Darebin Diamond Valley Echuca Fawkner Grampians Henty Higinbotham Hoddle Isaacs (1949–69) Laanecoorie Mernda Moira Northern Melbourne Scullin (1955–69) Southern Melbourne Streeton Wimmera Yarra

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

Coordinates: 37°56′02″S 145°01′23″E / 37.934°S 145.023°E / -37.934; 145.023

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