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 Federal 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 who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister.

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

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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Aston

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

External links

Division of Aston - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria

Aston Ballarat Batman Bendigo Bruce Calwell Casey Chisholm Corangamite Corio Deakin Dunkley Flinders Gellibrand Gippsland Goldstein Gorton Higgins Holt Hotham Indi Isaacs Jagajaga Kooyong Lalor La Trobe Mallee Maribyrnong McEwen McMillan Melbourne Melbourne Ports Menzies Murray Scullin Wannon Wills Abolished: Balaclava Bourke Burke (1949–55) Burke (1969–2004) Corinella (1901–06) Corinella (1990–96) Darebin Diamond Valley Echuca Fawkner Grampians Henty Higinbotham Hoddle Isaacs (1949–69) Laanecoorie Mernda Moira Northern Melbourne Scullin (1955–69) Southern Melbourne Streeton Wimmera Yarra

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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

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