Electoral district of Caulfield
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.
| Caulfield Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Caulfield (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1927 |
| MP | David Southwick |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Electors | 45,222 (2018) |
| Area | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°53′S 145°01′E |
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.
In the 2018 Victorian state election, the seat of Caulfield became the 2nd most marginal seat in Victoria with a 205 vote difference between the Labor Party and the Liberal party on a two party preferred basis.[1]
Members for Caulfield
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Southwick | 17,861 | 46.85 | −4.84 | |
| Labor | Sorina Grasso | 13,054 | 34.24 | +4.51 | |
| Greens | Dinesh Mathew | 5,387 | 14.13 | −2.15 | |
| Animal Justice | Troy Evans | 1,153 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Aviya Bavati | 665 | 1.74 | +1.74 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,120 | 95.65 | −0.18 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,735 | 4.35 | +0.18 | ||
| Turnout | 39,855 | 88.13 | −2.53 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Southwick | 19,159 | 50.27 | −4.61 | |
| Labor | Sorina Grasso | 18,954 | 49.73 | +4.61 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.61 | |||
References
- "Caulfield – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- State Election 2018: Caulfield District, VEC.
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