Division of Aston
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. | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Mary Doyle |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Tilly Aston |
| Electors | 96,010 (2016) |
| Area | 99 km2 (38.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Saunderson | Labor | 1984–1990 | |
| Peter Nugent | Liberal | 1990–2001 | |
| Chris Pearce | Liberal | 2001–2010 | |
| Alan Tudge | Liberal | 2010–2023 | |
| Mary Doyle | Labor | 2023–present | |
In 2013, Alan Tudge was made the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.[2]
Election results
| 2023 Aston by-election [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Mary Doyle | 37,318 | 40.87 | +8.32 | |
| Liberal | Roshena Campbell | 35,680 | 39.07 | –3.98 | |
| Greens | Angelica Di Camillo | 9,256 | 10.14 | –1.94 | |
| Independent | Maya Tesa | 6,426 | 7.04 | +7.04 | |
| Fusion | Owen Miller | 2,637 | 2.89 | +2.89 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,317 | 96.70 | −0.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,112 | 3.30 | +0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 94,429 | 85.64 | −6.86 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Mary Doyle | 48,915 | 53.57 | +6.38 | |
| Liberal | Roshena Campbell | 42,402 | 46.43 | –6.38 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.38 | |||
| 2022 Australian federal election: Aston[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Alan Tudge | 42,260 | 43.05 | −11.64 | |
| Labor | Mary Doyle | 31,949 | 32.55 | +2.74 | |
| Greens | Asher Cookson | 11,855 | 12.08 | +3.22 | |
| United Australia | Rebekah Spelman | 5,990 | 6.10 | +2.49 | |
| One Nation | Craig Ibbotson | 3,022 | 3.08 | +3.08 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liam Roche | 2,111 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
| TNL | Ryan Bruce | 973 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,160 | 96.73 | +0.41 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,320 | 3.27 | −0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 101,480 | 92.50 | −1.79 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Alan Tudge | 51,840 | 52.81 | −7.32 | |
| Labor | Mary Doyle | 46,320 | 47.19 | +7.32 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold | Swing | −7.32 | |||
Division Of Aston Media
Location of the federal electoral division (dark green) of the Australian House of Representatives in the Melbourne metropolitan area of Victoria as of the 2025 Australian federal election. Divisions shapefile from Australian Statistical Geography Standard
- Matilda Aston.jpg
Tilly Aston, the division's namesake
- Labor Placeholder.png
Placeholder for use in Australian election infoboxes where the party leader does not have an image available (or the party does not have a leader) or where a candidate photo is not available
- Liberal Placeholder.png
Placeholder for use in Australian election infoboxes where the party leader does not have an image available (or the party does not have a leader) or where a candidate photo is not available
- Chris Pearce.jpg
Portrait of Chris Pearce
Cropped video still of Alan Tudge speaking as the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs for Harmony Day 2018
- Mary Doyle at 2025 Aston results declaration (cropped).jpg
Mary Doyle at 2025 Aston results declaration (cropped)
References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Aston (Vic) -". Australian Electoral Commission. 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Alan Tudge receives new role assisting incoming Prime Minister". alantudge.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Aston, VIC". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Federal Election: Aston, VIC". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-02-13.