Division of Goldstein

Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Goldstein (green) in Victoria
Created:	1984
MP:	Andrew Robb
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Vida Goldstein
Area:	49 km² (19 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.

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, 2010: Goldstein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Robb	44,436	52.55	-0.37
	Labor	Nick Eden	25,227	29.83	-3.86
	Greens	Neil Pilling	13,708	16.21	+5.84
	Family First	Anthony Forster	1,187	1.40	+0.26
Total formal votes			84,558	96.87	-0.71
Informal votes			2,735	3.13	+0.71
Turnout			87,293	92.92	-2.04
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Robb	47,747	56.47	+0.42
	Labor	Nick Eden	36,811	43.53	-0.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.42

References

• Division of Goldstein, Australian Electoral Commission