Electoral results for the Division of Aston

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Aston in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Members

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

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Aston
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
Australian federal election, 2010: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Tudge 39,733 46.85 -3.86
Labor Rupert Evans 32,725 38.58 -0.26
Greens Salore Craig 8,206 9.67 +4.44
Family First Rachel Hanna 4,153 4.90 +1.43
Total formal votes 84,817 95.65 -1.41
Informal votes 3,854 4.35 +1.41
Turnout 88,671 94.89 -1.50
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Tudge 43,901 51.76 -3.29
Labor Rupert Evans 40,916 48.24 +3.29
Liberal hold Swing -3.29

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Pearce 43,519 50.71 -7.84
Labor Gerry Raleigh 33,332 38.84 +7.67
Greens Adam Pepper 4,492 5.23 +0.37
Family First Peter Lake 2,978 3.47 +0.66
Democrats Rachal Aza 1,246 1.45 +0.22
CEC Doug Mitchell 245 0.29 -0.39
Total formal votes 85,812 97.06 +1.26
Informal votes 2,601 2.94 -1.26
Turnout 88,413 96.35 +0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Pearce 47,243 55.05 -8.10
Labor Gerry Raleigh 38,569 44.95 +8.10
Liberal hold Swing -8.10
Australian federal election, 2004: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Pearce 47,686 58.55 +7.89
Labor Paul Morgan 25,384 31.17 -6.03
Greens Michael Abson 3,957 4.86 +1.32
Family First Peter Nathan 2,290 2.81 +2.81
Democrats Nahum Ayliffe 998 1.23 -5.77
No GST Nevil Brewer 573 0.70 +0.70
CEC Doug Mitchell 557 0.68 +0.35
Total formal votes 81,445 95.80 -0.96
Informal votes 3,570 4.20 +0.96
Turnout 85,015 96.01 -0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Pearce 51,436 63.15 +7.13
Labor Paul Morgan 30,009 36.85 -7.13
Liberal hold Swing +7.13
Australian federal election, 2001: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Pearce 42,973 50.78 +2.29
Labor Kieran Boland 31,269 36.95 -1.56
Democrats Ruth Kendall 5,952 7.03 -0.49
Greens Mick Kir 3,062 3.62 +3.62
Christian Democrats Ray Levick 1,074 1.27 +1.27
CEC Doug Mitchell 290 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 84,620 96.82 -0.35
Informal votes 2,782 3.18 +0.35
Turnout 87,402 97.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Pearce 47,531 56.17 +1.93
Labor Kieran Boland 37,089 43.83 -1.93
Liberal hold Swing +1.93
Aston by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Pearce 31,640 40.73 -7.76
Labor Kieran Boland 28,716 36.96 -1.55
Democrats Pierre Harcourt 6,271 8.07 +0.54
Independent Garry Scates 3,401 4.38 +4.38
Greens Mick Kir 1,877 2.42 +2.42
One Nation June Scott 1,369 1.76 -1.13
Independent Peter O'Loughlin 1,160 1.49 +1.49
HEMP Graeme Dunstan 711 0.92 +0.92
liberals for forests Luke James Chamberlain 680 0.88 +0.88
No GST Mark Sloan 618 0.80 +0.80
CEC Doug Mitchell 334 0.43 +0.43
Josephine Cox 328 0.42 +0.42
Independent Steve Raskovy 227 0.29 +0.29
Hope Tim Petherbridge 232 0.30 +0.30
Mark Ward 126 0.16 +0.16
Total formal votes 77,690 94.16 -3.01
Informal votes 4,819 5.84 +3.01
Turnout 82,509 92.54 -4.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Pearce 39,299 50.58 -3.66
Labor Kieran Boland 38,391 49.42 +3.66
Liberal hold Swing -3.66

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Nugent 38,645 48.49 -3.10
Labor Peter Lockwood 30,689 38.51 -0.18
Democrats Darrell Stosegan 6,000 7.53 -1.38
One Nation Ian Cameron 2,306 2.89 +2.89
Unity Guosheng Chen 1,371 1.72 +1.72
Reform Paul Rigoni 685 0.86 +0.86
Total formal votes 79,696 97.17 -0.43
Informal votes 2,324 2.83 +0.43
Turnout 82,020 96.64 -0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Nugent 43,227 54.24 -1.35
Labor Peter Lockwood 36,469 45.76 +1.35
Liberal hold Swing -1.35
Australian federal election, 1996: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Nugent 39,027 51.59 +1.50
Labor Michael Hailey 29,266 38.69 -4.61
Democrats Damian Wise 6,739 8.91 +5.02
Natural Law James McCarron 611 0.81 -0.04
Total formal votes 75,643 97.60 +0.16
Informal votes 1,862 2.40 -0.16
Turnout 77,505 97.02 +0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Nugent 41,909 55.59 +3.02
Labor Michael Hailey 33,485 44.41 -3.02
Liberal hold Swing +3.02
Australian federal election, 1993: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Nugent 36,747 49.19 +0.81
Labor Sue Craven 32,904 44.04 +7.74
Democrats Damian Wise 2,960 3.96 -8.95
Call to Australia Christine Chapman 1,483 1.98 -0.43
Natural Law Andrew Parry 617 0.83 +0.83
Total formal votes 74,711 97.40 +0.37
Informal votes 1,991 2.60 -0.37
Turnout 76,702 96.90
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Nugent 38,762 51.92 -2.71
Labor Sue Craven 35,896 48.08 +2.71
Liberal hold Swing -2.71
Australian federal election, 1990: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Nugent 32,968 48.4 +5.6
Labor John Saunderson 24,738 36.3 -11.1
Democrats Damian Wise 8,802 12.9 +4.8
Call to Australia Michael Ryan 1,643 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 68,151 97.0
Informal votes 2,085 3.0
Turnout 70,236 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Nugent 37,204 54.6 +7.2
Labor John Saunderson 30,901 45.4 -7.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Saunderson 30,817 48.4 -2.7
Liberal Gordon Ashley 26,595 41.8 +2.4
Democrats Jan Bricknell 5,134 8.1 +1.2
National Hugh Gurney 1,113 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 63,659 95.2
Informal votes 3,207 4.8
Turnout 66,866 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Saunderson 34,099 53.6 -2.9
Liberal Gordon Ashley 29,547 46.4 +2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1984: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Saunderson 28,926 51.1 +0.1
Liberal Rob Llewellyn 22,286 39.4 +2.1
Democrats Harry Eichler 3,290 6.9 -1.4
Democratic Labor Robert Garratt 1,433 2.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 56,565 92.3
Informal votes 4,710 7.7
Turnout 61,275 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Saunderson 31,919 56.5 -0.5
Liberal Rob Llewellyn 24,612 43.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

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