Division of Goldstein

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 located in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne, including Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton, Caulfield South, Cheltenham, Gardenvale and Sandringham.

Goldstein
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Goldstein in Victoria, as of the 2019 federal election.
Created1984
MPTim Wilson
PartyLiberal
NamesakeVida Goldstein
Electors108,555 (2019)
Area50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

History
Vida Goldstein, the division's namesake

The division is named after Vida Goldstein, an early feminist parliamentary candidate who contested five separate elections within the first two decades after Federation. It has always been a safe seat for the Liberal Party; it and its predecessor seat of Balaclava has always gone to the Liberals and its predecessors. When combined, the seat is one of very few that has never been held by the Labor Party at any point since 1901.

Its most prominent members include Ian Macphee, a minister under Malcolm Fraser and prominent Liberal moderate; and Andrew Robb, a former federal director of the Liberal Party who served as a minister under John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Ian Macphee
(1938–)		 Liberal 1 December 1984 –
19 February 1990		 Previously held the Division of Balaclava. Lost preselection. Failed to win pre-selection for the Division of Deakin. Retired
  Dr David Kemp
(1941–)		 Liberal 24 March 1990 –
31 August 2004		 Served as minister under Howard. Retired
  Andrew Robb
(1951–)		 Liberal 9 October 2004 –
9 May 2016		 Served as minister under Howard, Abbott and Turnbull. Retired
  Tim Wilson
(1980–)		 Liberal 2 July 2016 –
present		 Incumbent

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Goldstein
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Goldstein[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Goldstein[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Wilson 52,320 52.67 −3.66
Labor Daniel Pollock 28,118 28.31 +6.43
Greens Sue Pennicuik 13,951 14.04 −1.86
United Australia Wayne Connolly 1,945 1.96 +1.96
Sustainable Australia Brandon Hoult 1,653 1.66 +1.66
Independent John Tiger Casley 1,349 1.36 +1.36
Total formal votes 99,336 97.79 +0.25
Informal votes 2,244 2.21 −0.25
Turnout 101,580 93.61 +2.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Wilson 57,408 57.79 −4.89
Labor Daniel Pollock 41,928 42.21 +4.89
Liberal hold Swing−4.89

References
  1. Goldstein, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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