Ray Aston

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Raymond William "Ray" Aston (24 September 1943 – 23 May 1988) was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Vaucluse in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 till his early death.

Ray Aston was born in the Sydney suburb of Waverley, the son of William Aston, who was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1967–72. Having attended Waverley College, Ray graduated from the University of Sydney, becoming an orthodontist.[1] In 1986, he was selected as the Liberal candidate for a by-election to be held in the state seat of Vaucluse, which was being vacated by Liberal Deputy Leader Rosemary Foot. Aston was easily elected, gaining over 70% of the vote, with Labor not contesting the by-election and his nearest rival, the Democrats, polling just over 10%. At the 1988 state election Aston was comfortably re-elected, but he died in Sydney later that year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr (Ray) Raymond William Aston". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  2. ↑ Green, Antony (2010). "Contests for Vaucluse". NSW Election Database. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Rosemary Foot		 Member for Vaucluse
1986–1988 		Succeeded by
Michael Yabsley


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