Division of Goldstein
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| Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Goldstein (green) in Victoria |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | Andrew Robb |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Vida Goldstein |
| Electors: | 92,014 |
| 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.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Ian Macphee | Liberal | 1984–1990 | |
| David Kemp | Liberal | 1990–2004 | |
| Andrew Robb | Liberal | 2004–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Goldstein | |||||
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| 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 | |
| CEC | 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 | |||
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