Electoral district of Caulfield
| Caulfield Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location of Caulfield (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | David Southwick |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Electors | 41,992 (2014) |
| Area | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°53′S 145°01′E / 37.883°S 145.017°ECoordinates: 37°53′S 145°01′E / 37.883°S 145.017°E |
The Electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Caulfield, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Caulfield East, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea and Balaclava and parts of St Kilda East, St Kilda, Glen Huntly and Ormond.
The seat lies in the inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne and is usually safe for the Liberals.
David Southwick is the current member of parliament for Caulfield.
Members for Caulfield
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Forrest | Progressive Liberal | 1927–1930 | |
| Harold Daniel Luxton | United Australia | 1930–1935 | |
| Harold Cohen | United Australia | 1935–1943 | |
| Andrew Hughes | Independent Socialist | 1943–1945 | |
| Alexander Dennett | Liberal | 1945–1953 | |
| Electoral Reform | 1953–1955 | ||
| Joseph Rafferty | Liberal | 1955–1958 | |
| Alexander Fraser | Liberal | 1958–1965 | |
| Ian McLaren | Liberal | 1965–1967 | |
| Edgar Tanner | Liberal | 1967–1976 | |
| Charles Francis | Liberal | 1976–1977 | |
| Independent Liberal | 1977–1979 | ||
| Ted Tanner | Liberal | 1979–1996 | |
| Helen Shardey | Liberal | 1996–2010 | |
| David Southwick | Liberal | 2010–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Caulfield
| Victorian state election, 2014: Caulfield | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Southwick | 18,860 | 51.7 | −4.0 | |
| Labor | Josh Burns | 10,849 | 29.7 | +5.0 | |
| Greens | Tim Baxter | 5,940 | 16.3 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | John Myers | 488 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Teresa Horvath | 345 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,482 | 95.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,589 | 4.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,071 | 90.7 | −1.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Southwick | 20,034 | 54.9 | −4.9 | |
| Labor | Josh Burns | 16,471 | 45.1 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||