Map of Caulfield District showing the suburbs of Elsternwick and Caulfield. The district boundaries include Nepean Highway in the west, Carlisle Street and Dandenong Road for parts of the north, Queens Avenue and the Railway in the east, and North Road in the south.

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Features of the District

Location:	Caulfield District is a metropolitan electorate located approximately six kilometres south-east of Melbourne.
Area:	16 square kilometres.
Region:	Southern Metropolitan Region
Suburbs:	Caulfield.Parts of the suburbs of Balaclava, Elsternwick, Glenhuntly, Malvern East, Ormond, St Kilda and St Kilda East.
Features:	Caulfield District is a residential electorate. Features include the Caulfield Racecourse, Rippon Lea mansion, the Caulfield General Medical Centre and the Caulfield campus of Monash University.
Member:	Helen Shardey

A statistical profile (external link) based on 2006 Census data is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Election results

2006 State election results for Caulfield District.
2002 State election results for Caulfield District.


Seat position within the swing.

Historical pattern

1927-30	Australian Liberal
1930-43	NP/UAP
1943-45	Independent Socialist
1945-52	Liberal/LCP
1952-55	ERL/Victorian Liberal
1955-77	LCP/Liberal
1977-79	Independent Liberal
1979-present	Liberal