Aston By-Election Result Now Finalised
July 25, 2001
The result of the Aston by-election has now been finalised by the Australian Electoral Commission. With the deadline for postal votes now past, the Liberal Party's Chris Pearce has won the seat by 884 votes, or 0.57%.
There has been a swing against the Liberal Party of 3.67% compared to its performance in the 1998 Federal election.
The final figures are:
| Aston By-Election - July 14, 2001 |
| Candidate | Party |
Votes |
% |
Swing |
|---|
| Peter O'LOUGHLIN |
Ind |
1,160 |
1.49 |
+1.49 |
| Chris PEARCE |
Liberal |
31,640 |
40.73 |
-7.76 |
| Mark WARD |
Ind |
125 |
0.16 |
+0.16 |
| Mark SLOAN |
Ind |
619 |
0.80 |
+0.80 |
| Mick KIR |
Greens |
1,876 |
2.41 |
+2.41 |
| Steve RASKOVY |
Ind |
227 |
0.29 |
+0.29 |
| Doug MITCHELL |
CEC |
334 |
0.43 |
+0.43 |
| Luke James Chamberlain |
Liberals For Forests |
679 |
0.87 |
+0.87 |
| Pierre Harcourt |
Australian Democrats |
6,269 |
8.07 |
+0.54 |
| June Scott |
One Nation |
1,369 |
1.76 |
-1.13 |
| Garry SCATES |
Ind |
3,402 |
4.38 |
+4.38 |
| Josephine COX |
Socialist Alliance |
329 |
0.42 |
+0.42 |
| Tim PETHERBRIDGE |
Hope |
232 |
0.30 |
+0.30 |
| Graeme DUNSTAN |
HEMP |
713 |
0.92 |
+0.92 |
| Kieran BOLAND |
ALP |
28,716 |
36.96 |
-1.55 |
| Two Candidate Preferred |
| Kieran Boland |
ALP |
49.43% |
3.67% |
| Chris Pearce |
Liberal |
50.57% |
-3.67% |
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