Division of Goldstein

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	Tim Wilson
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Vida Goldstein
Electors	93,918 (2010)
Area	50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Vida Goldstein

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ian Macphee	Liberal	1984–1990
	David Kemp	Liberal	1990–2004
	Andrew Robb	Liberal	2004–2016
	Tim Wilson	Liberal	2016–2022
	Zoe Daniel	Independent	2022–2025
	Tim Wilson	Liberal	2025–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

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