Division of Aston

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was created in 1984 and is named for Tilly Aston.[1] Aston was a blind writer and teacher who helped setup the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894. Aston is in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Rowville, Scoresby, Knoxfield, Vermont and Wantirna.

Aston
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Aston in Victoria, as of 2016 federal election.
Created1984
MPMary Doyle
PartyLabor
NamesakeTilly Aston
Electors96,010 (2016)
Area99 km2 (38.2 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Tilly Aston

Members

MemberPartyTerm
 John SaundersonLabor1984–1990
 Peter NugentLiberal1990–2001
 Chris PearceLiberal2001–2010
 Alan TudgeLiberal2010–present

In 2013, Alan Tudge was made the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.[2]

Election results

2023 Aston by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborMary Doyle37,31840.87+8.32
LiberalRoshena Campbell35,68039.07–3.98
GreensAngelica Di Camillo9,25610.14–1.94
IndependentMaya Tesa6,4267.04+7.04
FusionOwen Miller2,6372.89+2.89
Total formal votes91,31796.70−0.03
Informal votes3,1123.30+0.03
Turnout94,42985.64−6.86
Two-party-preferred result
LaborMary Doyle48,91553.57+6.38
LiberalRoshena Campbell42,40246.43–6.38
Labor gain from LiberalSwing+6.38
2022 Australian federal election: Aston[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlan Tudge42,26043.05−11.64
LaborMary Doyle31,94932.55+2.74
GreensAsher Cookson11,85512.08+3.22
United AustraliaRebekah Spelman5,9906.10+2.49
One NationCraig Ibbotson3,0223.08+3.08
Liberal DemocratsLiam Roche2,1112.15+2.15
TNLRyan Bruce9730.99+0.99
Total formal votes98,16096.73+0.41
Informal votes3,3203.27−0.41
Turnout101,48092.50−1.79
Two-party-preferred result
LiberalAlan Tudge51,84052.81−7.32
LaborMary Doyle46,32047.19+7.32
Liberal holdSwing−7.32

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