Summary
The electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly that has existed since 1927.
| Caulfield Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Caulfield (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | David Southwick |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Namesake | Caulfield |
| Electors | 45,222 (2018) |
| Area | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°53′S 145°01′E / 37.883°S 145.017°E |
It covers the metropolitan 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 longest serving member is Ted Tanner, who held the seat for a period of 17 years, between 1979 and 1996.
The seat lies in the inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne and was once safe for the Liberal Party. However, a changing demographic and on-going electoral boundary changes have made the electorate increasingly marginal over the past decade. In the 2018 Victorian state election, the seat was won by the Liberal Party by just 205 votes.[1]
The seat has been held by the Liberal Party for the majority of the time since its creation in 1927. The Labor Party has never held the seat.
Deputy Leader for the Victorian Liberal Party David Southwick is the current member of parliament for Caulfield.
Members for Caulfield edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Forrest | Liberal | 1927–1930 | |
| Harold 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 | ||
| Joe 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Southwick | 18,088 | 44.5 | −1.6 | |
| Labor | Lior Harel | 11,301 | 27.8 | −6.2 | |
| Greens | Rachel Iampolski | 6,447 | 15.8 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Nomi Kaltmann | 2,643 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Asher Myerson | 908 | 2.2 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Abelman | 739 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Family First | Lynne Edwell | 557 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,683 | 96.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,374 | 3.3 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,057 | 86.7 | −1.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Southwick | 21,183 | 52.1 | +2.0 | |
| Labor | Lior Harel | 19,500 | 47.9 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Caulfield – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Caulfield District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links edit
- Electorate profile: Caulfield District, Victorian Electoral Commission