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Quick facts for kids Goldstein Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Goldstein (green) in Victoria
Created	1984
MP	Andrew Robb
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Vida Goldstein
Electors	93,918 (2010)
Area	50 km² (19.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Vida Goldstein was a brave leader.

The Division of Goldstein is a special area in Victoria. People who live here vote for someone to represent them in the Australian Parliament. It's like choosing a team captain for your area! This area was created in 1984.

It is named after an amazing woman called Vida Goldstein. She was the first woman in the entire British Empire to try and get elected to parliament. That was a very big deal back then! The Goldstein area is about 50 square kilometres big. It covers some lovely suburbs near the bay in Melbourne, like Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton, and Sandringham.

Who Represents Goldstein?

The person who represents the Goldstein area in parliament is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They speak up for the people who live in Goldstein. Here are the people who have been the MP for Goldstein:

	Party	Term
Ian Macphee	Liberal	1984–1990
David Kemp	Liberal	1990–2004
Andrew Robb	Liberal	2004–present

Andrew Robb is the current Member of Parliament for Goldstein. He has been an important person in the Liberal Party for a long time. He also worked as a government minister. He was the Minister for Trade and Investment, helping Australia trade with other countries.

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Vida Goldstein, the division's namesake

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