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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Aston, Victoria
Eastern Melbourne: Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Knox, Scoresby, Wantirna
State seats: All of
Rowville and
Ferntree Gully, parts of
Bayswater,
Monbulk and
Narre Warren North
Local government areas: All of Knox
Enrolment at close of rolls: 110,377
1999 republic referendum: Yes 51.6
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 62.0
Sitting member: Hon Alan Tudge (Liberal):
Elected 2010, 2013, 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 5.1%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 1.8%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 8.2%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 8.6%
2019 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 7.6%
Status: Marginal Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Hon Alan Tudge
Liberal Party |
2. Asher Cookson
Australian Greens |
3. Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda
Australian Labor Party |
4. Matthew Sirianni-Duffy
United Australia Party |
5. Anna Kennedy
Labour DLP |
Candidate websites:
Asher Cookson
Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda
Hon Alan Tudge
Division of Aston
Aston was created in 1984, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, centred on the fast-growing City of Knox and new wealthy
areas such as Wantirna and Lysterfield. It has a very high proportion of families with dependent children and dwellings
being purchased, indications of traditional families paying high mortgages. This is a high-income mortgage belt seat,
without the high concentration of people in professional occupations that marks wealthy seats closer to the city centre.
These factors explain why Aston changed from a marginal seat in the 1980s to the safest Liberal seat in metropolitan
Melbourne in 2004. There are still a few Labor-voting areas around Boronia on the north-eastern edge of the seat.
Aston's first member, John Saunderson (Labor - he had previously been member for Deakin from 1983 to 1984) was defeated
in 1990 by Peter Nugent (Liberal), and the seat has got steadily better for the Liberals since. Nugent died in 2001 and
was succeeded by Chris Pearce, who easily held the seat until he retired in 2010.
Alan Tudge, Liberal MP for Aston since 2010, has an MBA from Harvard and was a lawyer, consultant and ministerial
adviser (to Alexander Downer) before his election. He became a parliamentary secretary in 2013 and is now Minister for
Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population.
The Labor candidate in 2019 will be Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda, a former foreign service officer and advisor to Senator
Penny Wong. The Greens candidate is Asher Cookson, a student.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,590 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 15.2% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 64.2% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Chinese 9.3%
Non-English-speaking households: 30.2% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 21.9% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 32.5% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 22.9% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 33.2% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 28.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 42.3% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 19.9% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 41.4% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
John Saunderson (ALP) 1984-90
Peter Nugent (Lib) 1990-2001
Chris Pierce (Lib) 2001b-2010
Hon Alan Tudge (Lib) 2010-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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