Division of Aston
| Aston Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of electorate boundaries | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Mary Doyle |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Tilly Aston |
| Electors | 109,705 (2022) |
| Area | 113 km2 (43.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Division of Aston is an Australian Federal Electoral Division in the state of Victoria, located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The suburbs in the division include Bayswater, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Kilsyth South, Knoxfield, Rowville, Scoresby, The Basin, Wantirna and Wantirna South; and parts of Lysterfield, Sassafras, Upper Ferntree Gully, Ringwood, Heathmont and Bayswater North.
Geography
[edit]Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
Between 2018 and 2024, the division was co-extensive with the City of Knox local government area.[2] Since the 2024 redistribution, it also included portions of the City of Maroondah south of Canterbury Road.[3]
History
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The division was created in 1984 and is named after Tilly Aston, a blind writer and teacher who helped found the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894.
A typical "mortgage belt" seat, it was held by the Labor Party until 1990, but was from then until 2023 it was held by the Liberal Party. At the 2022 Australian federal election it was the Liberal Party’s safest seat in metropolitan Melbourne.[4] However, the seat became marginal at that election, with the Liberals experiencing a 11.64% drop in their primary vote and a 7.32% drop in their two-party vote. The very next year, the Australian Labor Party regained the seat from the Liberal Party following the 2023 by-election.[5] Mary Doyle was elected as the new Labor member in the by-election.
Aston has one of the biggest Chinese-Australian communities in Victoria, with more than 22,500 Chinese residents, or about 14 per cent of the electorate's population.[6][7]
Members
[edit]| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Saunderson (1948–) |
Labor | 1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990 |
Previously held the Division of Deakin. Lost seat | |
|
Peter Nugent (1938–2001) |
Liberal | 24 March 1990 – 24 April 2001 |
Died in office | |
|
Chris Pearce (1963–) |
14 July 2001 – 19 July 2010 |
Retired | ||
|
Alan Tudge (1971–) |
21 August 2010 – 17 February 2023[8] |
Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Resigned in order to retire from politics. | ||
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|
Mary Doyle (1970–) |
Labor | 1 April 2023 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Manny Cicchiello | ||||
| Labor | Mary Doyle | ||||
| Family First | Craig Manners | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Williams | ||||
| Libertarian | David Fawcett | ||||
| Independent | Mark Grondman | ||||
| Greens | Reuben Steen | ||||
| One Nation | John De Wacht | ||||
| Trumpet of Patriots | Steve Desveaux | ||||
| Total formal votes | |||||
| Informal votes | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.32 | |||
indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.References
[edit]- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Aston". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Map of Commonwealth Electoral Division of Aston" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. October 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Election 2022: Victoria becomes key state for Labor as Liberal Party loses heartland seats".
- ^ "Labor's Mary Doyle snatches historic victory in Aston by-election in Melbourne's outer east". ABC News. April 2023.
- ^ Xiao, Bang. "Chinese-Australians' political awakening was a big factor in Labor's win in Aston". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Yu, Andi. "Labor's Mary Doyle snatches historic victory in Aston by-election in Melbourne's outer east". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Aston By-Election". Parliament of Australia. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ Aston, Aston, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Aston, VIC". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 Federal Election: Aston, VIC". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.