Electoral results for the Division of Aston

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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[]

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[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Aston.[]
2019 Australian federal election: Aston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Tudge 54,744 54.69 +5.24
Labor Kadira Pethiyagoda 29,839 29.81 −1.17
Greens Asher Cookson 8,867 8.86 −0.14
United Australia Matthew Sirianni-Duffy 3,611 3.61 +3.61
Democratic Labour Anna Kennedy 3,029 3.03 +3.03
Total formal votes 100,090 96.32 +0.52
Informal votes 3,829 3.68 −0.52
Turnout 103,919 94.18 −0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Tudge 60,180 60.13 +2.72
Labor Kadira Pethiyagoda 39,910 39.87 −2.72
Liberal hold Swing +2.72

2016[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Aston.[]
2016 Australian federal election: Aston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Tudge 43,532 50.86 −0.73
Labor Paul Klisaris 26,593 31.07 −1.56
Greens Steve Raymond 7,186 8.40 +2.52
Family First Daniel Martin 2,762 3.23 +0.46
Animal Justice Rosemary Lavin 2,211 2.58 +2.58
Independent Daniel Huppert 2,104 2.46 +2.46
Liberal Democrats Joel Moore 1,198 1.40 +1.40
Total formal votes 85,586 96.04 +0.57
Informal votes 3,525 3.96 −0.57
Turnout 89,111 92.78 −1.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Tudge 50,142 58.59 +0.39
Labor Paul Klisaris 35,444 41.41 −0.39
Liberal hold Swing +0.39

2013[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Aston.[]
2013 Australian federal election: Aston[3]
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 Bradley 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

2010[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Aston.[]
2010 Australian federal election: Aston[4]
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[]

2007[]

2007 Australian federal election: 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

2004[]

2004 Australian federal election: 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

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: 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

2001 by-election[]

2001 Aston by-election
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[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: 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

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: 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

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: 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

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: 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[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: 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

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: 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 3,920 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

References[]

  1. ^ Aston, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Aston, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ 2013 results for Aston, AEC.
  4. ^ "2010 results for Aston". AEC.
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