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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Goldstein, Victoria
Inner Melbourne: Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton, Gardenvale, Sandringham
State seats: Parts of
Bentleigh,
Brighton,
Caulfield and
Sandringham
Local government areas: All of Bayside, parts of Glen Eira
Enrolment at close of rolls: 108,555
1999 republic referendum: Yes 58.0
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 76.3
Sitting member: Tim Wilson (Liberal):
Elected 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 6.0%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 6.5%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.0%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 12.7%
2019 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 12.7%
Status: Safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Wayne Connolly
United Australia Party |
2. Brandon Hoult
Sustainable Australia |
3. Daniel Pollock
Australian Labor Party |
4. Sue Pennicuik
Australian Greens |
5. Tim Wilson
Liberal Party |
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6. Tiger Casley
Independent |
Candidate websites:
Daniel Pollock
Tim Wilson
Division of Goldstein
Goldstein* was created in 1984, but is in fact the old federation seat of Balaclava renamed (because it no
longer contains the suburb of Balaclava). It has always
been located in the affluent bayside suburbs of Melbourne, based on the Liberal strongholds of Brighton
a
nd Sandringham. Successive redistributions have extended it into somewhat more marginal territory to the
east of the Nepean Highway, but it remains one of most affluent seats in Australia, with a high level of
median family income and a high proportion of people in professional and managerial occupations.
Goldstein is the only seat in Australia which has been won by the major non-Labor party of the day
(Protectionist, Liberal, Nationalist, UAP, Liberal) at every election since Federation. Seven of its ten
members have been ministers, from the first federal Treasurer, Sir George Turner, to Liberal Cabinet
ministers Ian Macphee, Dr David Kemp and Andrew Robb, a minister in the Howard Government and a member of
the Abbott and Turnbull cabinets. Robb retired in 2016.
Tim Wilson, Liberal MP for Goldstein since 2016, was policy director of the Liberal think-tank the Institute
of Public Affairs until 2014, when Attorney-General George Brandis appointed him Australian Human Rights
Commissioner. Wilson is an unorthodox Liberal - he is openly gay and an outspoken libertarian who was
critical of some policies of the Abbott-Turnbull Government: though less so since his election.
The Labor candidate in 2019 will be Daniel Pollock, an accountant and parliamentary staffer.
* Which is pronounced Goldstine, not Goldsteen.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $2,018 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 15.6% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 65.4% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 24.1% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 21.0% (Australia 22.6%)
Jewish religion: 6.8
No religion 34.8% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 39.7% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 54.6% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 16.6% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 32.4% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 26.0% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 37.9% (Australia 32.8%)
Members for Balaclava (1901-84) and Goldstein (since 1984):
Rt Hon Sir George Turner (Prot) 1901-06
Hon Agar Wynne (Ind, Lib) 1906-14
Rt Hon Sir William Watt (Lib, Nat) 1914-29
Hon Sir Thomas White (Nat, UAP, Lib) 1929-51
Percy Joske (Lib) 1951-60
Ray Whittorn (Lib) 1960-74
Hon Ian Macphee (Lib) 1974-90
Hon Dr David Kemp (Lib) 1990-2004
Hon Andrew Robb (Lib) 2004-16
Tim Wilson (Lib) 2016-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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