Created 1984 Electors 96,010 (2016) Founded 1984 Member of parliament Alan Tudge Namesake Tilly Aston | MP Alan Tudge Demographic Outer Metropolitan Area 99 km² Elector 96,010 | |
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Party Liberal Party of Australia | ||
The Division of Aston is an Australian Federal Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Tilly Aston, a blind writer and teacher who helped found the Library of the Victorian Association of Braille Writers in 1894.
The division is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including suburbs such as Rowville, Scoresby, Knoxfield and Wantirna.
The current Member for Aston, since the 2010 federal election, is Alan Tudge, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia who currently serves as Minister for Human Services.
A classic "mortgage belt" seat, it was held by the Australian Labor Party until 1990, but since then it has become increasingly safe for the Liberal Party.
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