Division of Aston

Aston
Australian House of Representatives Division

Division of Aston (green) in Melbourne, Victoria
Created 1984
MP Alan Tudge
Party Liberal
Namesake Tilly Aston
Electors 94,112 (2013)[1]
Area 99 km2 (38.2 sq mi)
Demographic Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Tilly Aston, a blind writer and teacher who helped found the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894.

The division is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including suburbs such as Rowville, Scoresby, Knoxfield and Wantirna.

The current Member for Aston, since the 2010 federal election, is Alan Tudge, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

A classic "mortgage belt" seat, it was held by the Australian Labor Party until 1990, but since then it has become increasingly safe for the Liberal Party.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  John Saunderson Labor 1984–1990
  Peter Nugent Liberal 1990–2001
  Chris Pearce Liberal 2001–2010
  Alan Tudge Liberal 2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2013: Aston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Tudge 44,030 51.59 +6.04
Labor Rupert Evans 27,850 32.63 −6.71
Greens Steve Raymond 5,017 5.88 −3.89
Palmer United Brad Watt 3,206 3.76 +3.76
Family First Tony Foster 2,362 2.77 −1.89
Sex Party Charity Jenkins 2,295 2.69 +2.15
Rise Up Australia Jennifer Speer 581 0.68 +0.68
Total formal votes 85,341 95.47 +0.04
Informal votes 4,047 4.53 −0.04
Turnout 89,388 94.80 −0.15
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Tudge 49,672 58.20 +7.53
Labor Rupert Evans 35,669 41.80 −7.53
Liberal hold Swing +7.53

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Two Party Preferred by division for Aston, Vic". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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Coordinates: 37°53′31″S 145°14′24″E / 37.892°S 145.240°E