Electoral district of Caulfield

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other The electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly that has existed since 1927.

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.

The longest serving member is Ted Tanner, who held the seat for a period of 17 years, between 1979 and 1996.

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 was won by the Liberal Party by just 205 votes.

The seat has been held by the Liberal Party for the majority of the time since its creation in 1927. The Labor Party has never held the seat.

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

Members for Caulfield

Member		Party	Term
Template:Australian party style|	Frederick Forrest	Liberal	1927–1930
Template:Australian party style|	Harold Luxton	United Australia	1930–1935
Template:Australian party style|	Harold Cohen	United Australia	1935–1943
Template:Australian party style|	Andrew Hughes	Independent Socialist	1943–1945
Template:Australian party style|	Alexander Dennett	Liberal	1945–1953
Template:Australian party style|		Electoral Reform	1953–1955
Template:Australian party style|	Joe Rafferty	Liberal	1955–1958
Template:Australian party style|	Alexander Fraser	Liberal	1958–1965
Template:Australian party style|	Ian McLaren	Liberal	1965–1967
Template:Australian party style|	Edgar Tanner	Liberal	1967–1976
Template:Australian party style|	Charles Francis	Liberal	1976–1977
Template:Australian party style|		Independent Liberal	1977–1979
Template:Australian party style|	Ted Tanner	Liberal	1979–1996
Template:Australian party style|	Helen Shardey	Liberal	1996–2010
Template:Australian party style|	David Southwick	Liberal	2010–present

External links

• Electorate profile: Caulfield District, Victorian Electoral Commission

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