Aston is a marginal Liberal seat lying on the mortgage belt in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The seat has usually elected Liberal MPs by slim margins, and was the setting for a key by-election in 2001 where the Howard government blunted the anti-Liberal swing and began their recovery that saw them re-elected later that year. The seat has been held since that by-election by Liberal MP Chris Pearce, who is retiring at the upcoming election.
Seat profile #70: Aston
– March 9, 2010
