Division of Aston

Aston Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Aston (green) in Victora
Created:	1984
MP:	Alan Tudge
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Tilly Aston
Area:	96 km² (37 sq mi)
Demographic:	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in 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. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including suburbs such as Rowville, Scoresby, Knoxfield, Vermont and Wantirna. 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

Member		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, 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-candidate 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

References

• Division of Aston, Australian Electoral Commission

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