Division of Goldstein

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Goldstein
Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory: Victoria
Created: 1984
MP: Andrew Robb
Party: Liberal
Namesake: Vida Goldstein
Electors: 92,014
Area: 49 km² (18.9 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 and Sandringham. It is a safe seat for the Liberal Party.

[edit] Members

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

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Goldstein
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robb 45l141 52.92 -3.06
Labor Julia Mason 28,734 33.69 +3.23
Greens Neil Pilling 8,846 10.37 +1.51
Democrats Michael Bailey 1,422 1.67 +0.44
Family First Joyce Khoo 970 1.14 -0.19
Citizens Electoral Council Colin Horne 186 0.22 +0.01
Total formal votes 85,299 97.58 +0.98
Informal votes 2,112 2.42 -0.98
Turnout 87,411 95.00 +0.40
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Andrew Robb 47,811 56.05 -3.98
Labor Julia Mason 37,488 43.95 +3.98
Liberal hold Swing -3.98
Australian federal election, 2004: Goldstein
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robb 45,829 55.98 +3.25
Labor Craig Tucker 24,941 30.46 +2.95
Greens Bill Clair 7,251 8.86 +2.45
Independent Terry O'Brien 1,585 1.94 +1.94
Family First Mark Hermans 1,088 1.33 +1.33
Democrats Aron Paul Igai 1,006 1.23 -6.30
Citizens Electoral Council Heather E Shomali 168 0.21 +0.21
Total formal votes 81,858 96.60 -0.63
Informal votes 2,880 3.40 +0.63
Turnout 84,748 94.60 +0.16
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Andrew Robb 49,147 60.03 +0.53
Labor Craig Tucker 32,721 39.97 -0.53
Liberal hold Swing +0.53
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Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

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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
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