- State/Territory:
- Victoria
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 17 October 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 1984 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2025 federal election
- Maps and data:
-
A4
map of the electoral division of Goldstein (2024) [PDF 652KB]
Detailed map of the electoral division of Goldstein (2024) [PDF 1.0MB]
Download Victoria GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named in honour of Vida Jane Goldstein, 1869–1949. Goldstein was a suffragist, feminist and involved 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
- 56 sq km
- Location description
-
The Division of Goldstein consists of:
- Bayside City Council
- part of the Glen Eira City Council, and
- part of the Kingston 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
- 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.
