Division of Goldstein
Australian federal electoral division
The Division of Goldstein is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up in 1984.[1] It is named for Vida Goldstein,[1] the first woman in the British Empire to stand for election to parliament. It covers an area of 50 km² in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne, including Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton and Sandringham.[1]
| Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Goldstein (green) in Victoria | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Zoe Daniel |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Vida Goldstein |
| Electors | 93,918 (2010) |
| Area | 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Macphee | Liberal | 1984–1990 | |
| David Kemp | Liberal | 1990–2004 | |
| Andrew Robb | Liberal | 2004–present | |
Andrew Robb was the Federal Director of the Liberal Party from 1990-1997. He served as Minister for Vocational and Further Education in the Howard Government, and Minister for Trade and Investment in the Abbott Government.
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Goldstein[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Tim Wilson | 39,607 | 40.38 | −12.29 | |
| Independent | Zoe Daniel | 33,815 | 34.47 | +34.47 | |
| Labor | Martyn Abbott | 10,799 | 11.01 | −17.30 | |
| Greens | Alana Galli-McRostie | 7,683 | 7.83 | −6.21 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Segal | 2,072 | 2.11 | +2.11 | |
| United Australia | Catherine Reynolds | 1,840 | 1.88 | −0.08 | |
| One Nation | Lisa Stark | 1,239 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
| Justice | Ellie Sullivan | 589 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Brandon Hoult | 443 | 0.45 | −1.21 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,087 | 96.57 | −1.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,487 | 3.43 | +1.22 | ||
| Turnout | 101,574 | 92.65 | −1.07 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal | Tim Wilson | 53,750 | 54.80 | −2.99 | |
| Labor | Martyn Abbott | 44,337 | 45.20 | +2.99 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Zoe Daniel | 51,861 | 52.87 | +52.87 | |
| Liberal | Tim Wilson | 46,226 | 47.13 | −10.66 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +52.87 | |||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile of the electoral division of Goldstein (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Goldstein, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.