Division of Goldstein

Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Goldstein in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1984
MP	Tim Wilson
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Vida Goldstein
Electors	104,931 (2016)
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

Australian federal election, 2016: Goldstein^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tim Wilson	52,694	56.33	−0.18
	Labor	Matthew Coote	20,466	21.88	−1.95
	Greens	Cheryl Hercus	14,871	15.90	+0.00
	Animal Justice	Naren Chellappah	2,222	2.38	+2.38
	Drug Law Reform	Lee Kavanagh	1,738	1.86	+1.86
	Family First	Trevor Bishop	1,549	1.66	+0.83
Total formal votes			93,540	97.54	+0.87
Informal votes			2,363	2.46	−0.87
Turnout			95,903	91.40	−1.77
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim Wilson	58,628	62.68	+1.65
	Labor	Matthew Coote	34,912	37.32	−1.65
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.65

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

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