Division of Goldstein
| Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
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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, Cheltenham and Sandringham. It is a safe seat for the Liberal Party.
Members
| Member | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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