Division Profile
| Division Name |
ASTON |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Tudge, A (LP) 2010- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Tilly Aston 1873-1947, blind writer and teacher who helped found the library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1984 |
| Area |
99 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
94,357 |
| Turnout |
94.73% |
| Informal |
4.53% |
| Location |
The Division of Aston is located in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. It covers an area of approximately 99 sq km from Bayswater in the north to Rowville in the south, from Boronia and Ferntree Gully in the east to Wantirna in the west. The suburbs of Bayswater, Bononia (part), Ferntree Gully (part), Knoxfield, Lysterfield (part), Rowville, Scoresby, Wantirna and Wantirna South are in this division. |
| Products and Industry |
Market gardens, orchards, light industry, electronics, tyre and food manufacturing and chemical production. |
Members
| Tudge, A (LP) 2010- |
| Pearce, C (LP) 2001-2010 |
| Nugent, P E (LP) 1990-2001 |
| Saunderson, J (ALP) 1984-1990 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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