Electoral district of Caulfield

Caulfield Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Caulfield (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
State	Victoria
Created	1927
MP	David Southwick
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Electors	41,992 (2014)
Area	17 km^2 (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. It covers the 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.

The seat lies in the inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne and is usually safe for the Liberals.

David Southwick is the current member of parliament for Caulfield.

Members for Caulfield

Member		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
		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
		Independent Liberal	1977–1979
	Ted Tanner	Liberal	1979–1996
	Helen Shardey	Liberal	1996–2010
	David Southwick	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

Victorian state election, 2014: Caulfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Southwick	18,860	51.7	−4.0
	Labor	Josh Burns	10,849	29.7	+5.0
	Greens	Tim Baxter	5,940	16.3	−0.4
	Independent	John Myers	488	1.3	+1.3
	Rise Up Australia	Teresa Horvath	345	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			36,482	95.8	−0.6
Informal votes			1,589	4.2	+0.6
Turnout			38,071	90.7	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Southwick	20,034	54.9	−4.9
	Labor	Josh Burns	16,471	45.1	+4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

External links

• Electorate profile: Caulfield District, Victorian Electoral Commission