--- title: "Caulfield: candidates and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Caulfield: who holds the seat, who's running at the Victorian election on 28 November, and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/vic/caulfield" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) 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 - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_Southwick_at_Rye_Civic_Hall%2C_2026_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**David Southwick** Liberal, Caulfield ](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) ## On the ballot: 7 candidates In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. 1. 1 Angel Dolejší Greens 2. 2 Yaakov Ziv Shroot Independent 3. 3 Malak Ababneh Victorian Socialists 4. 4 Mikaela Stafrace Labor 5. 5 Geneviève Gilbert Family First 6. 6 [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) Liberal 7. 7 Michael Abelman One Nation Source: [Victorian Electoral Commission nominations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-districts/caulfield-district/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FCaulfield), 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 MP](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) Party leader, Liberal under $200 2 ads, 2 running At least Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) ## Their biggest ads - [![We’ll give Victoria’s nightlife a fresh start, backing local pubs, restaurants, live music venues and festivals to attract more visitors, bo](https://politics.computer/media/68ebc217b79bfe1ce0cdf9cf9d838b497623e3af016a868403d4c914921759ca?w=480) David Southwick MPUnder $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/68ebc217b79bfe1ce0cdf9cf9d838b497623e3af016a868403d4c914921759ca) - [![Victoria needs a Fresh Start. To deliver that, we need David Kitchen on our new Liberal Team.](https://politics.computer/media/eb17a7a7dc0b74c602251f8ef4672dda509c1afbced5866a774b8d2a1842ceba?w=480) David Southwick MPUnder $100 spent Running since 6 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/eb17a7a7dc0b74c602251f8ef4672dda509c1afbced5866a774b8d2a1842ceba) ## Other districts in Southern Metropolitan - [Albert Park](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/albert-park) - [Ashwood](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/ashwood) - [Bentleigh](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/bentleigh) - [Brighton](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/brighton) - [Hawthorn](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/hawthorn) - [Kew](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/kew) - [Malvern](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/malvern) - [Oakleigh](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/oakleigh) - [Prahran](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/prahran) - [Sandringham](https://politics.computer/seats/vic/sandringham) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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