Electoral results for the Division of Aston

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

	Party	Term
John Saunderson	Labor	1984–1990
Peter Nugent	Liberal	1990–2001
Chris Pearce	Liberal	2001–2010
Alan Tudge	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	3,290	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

Aston, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
Aston, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
2013 results for Aston, AEC.
"2010 results for Aston". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

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[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.