Electoral district of Caulfield

Caulfield
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
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 / 37.883°S 145.017°ECoordinates: 37°53′S 145°01′E / 37.883°S 145.017°E

The electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate is surrounded by the other electoral districts of Prahran, Albert Park, Malvern, Oakleigh, Bentleigh and Brighton.

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 within South-East Melbourne. Approximately 45,222 people reside in the electorate which has been contested at each state election in Victoria since 1927.

The longest serving member is the current member, David Southwick who has held the seat since 2010.

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 of Caulfield became the 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] Recent redistributions have meant the current margin before the 2022 Victorian State Election is almost 0.001% towards the Liberal Party.

The seat has been held by the Liberal Party for the majority of the time since its creation in 1927, the party has been held by the Electoral Reform Party and multiple independents. The Labor Party has never held the seat.

David Southwick is the current member of parliament for Caulfield, who is also the Deputy Leader for the Victorian Liberal Party.

Members for Caulfield[]

	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
Alexander Dennett	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
Charles Francis	Independent Liberal	1977–1979
Ted Tanner	Liberal	1979–1996
Helen Shardey	Liberal	1996–2010
David Southwick	Liberal	2010–present

Election results[]

2018 Victorian state election: Caulfield^[2]
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.

External links[]

Electorate profile: Caulfield District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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[1] "Caulfield – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

[2] State Election 2018: Caulfield District, VEC.

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