Politics Computer

Victorian state district

Caulfield

In the Southern Metropolitan region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent under $200 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting member

On the ballot: 7 candidates

In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them.

  1. 1Angel DolejšíGreens
  2. 2Yaakov Ziv ShrootIndependent
  3. 3Malak AbabnehVictorian Socialists
  4. 4Mikaela StafraceLabor
  5. 5Geneviève GilbertFamily First
  6. 6David SouthwickLiberal
  7. 7Michael AbelmanOne Nation

Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.

About

About Caulfield

Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the Southern Metropolitan region of inner south-east Melbourne. It is held by David Southwick of the Liberal Party. Southwick's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on integrity and democracy, infrastructure and transport, and economy and tax.

Created
1927
Region
Southern Metropolitan
Suburbs covered
Caulfield, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Caulfield East, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea, Balaclava and parts of St Kilda East, St Kilda, Glen Huntly and Ormond
Longest serving member
Ted Tanner, 1979 to 1996
2018 result
Liberal Party won by 205 votes
Held by the same party since
Liberal Party has held the seat for most of its history; Labor has never held it

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Caulfield whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

  1. David Southwick MPParty leader, Liberal
    under $2002 ads, 2 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

Their biggest ads

Other districts in Southern Metropolitan