- State/Territory:
- Victoria
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 13 July 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1984 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Goldstein (2018) [PDF 724KB]
Map of the Division of Goldstein (2018) [PDF 1.80MB]
Download GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Vida Jane Goldstein, 1869–1949. Goldstein was a suffragist, feminist and invovled in social welfare. As a Senate candidate in 1903, Goldstein was one of the first women in the British Empire to be nominated for and to stand for election to a national parliament. Goldstein made a further four attempts to be elected to Federal parliament.
- Area
- 50 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Goldstein consists of:
- Bayside City Council, and
- part of Glen Eira City Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
- Current member details:
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
- Further information:
- For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
