Almost as good a result as Aston hey googs ? - Read the last sentence mate, and weep
Aston had been considered a safe Liberal seat during Tudge's tenure as MP, until becoming a marginal seat at the 2022 election.[4] News of Tudge's resignation prompted speculation that former treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who lost his seat of Kooyong at the 2022 election, would seek the Liberal Party endorsement for the by-election. However, Frydenberg declined to seek re-election, having since moved to the private sector.[4][5]The by-election was quickly labelled as key for the Coalition who are in opposition at the federal level and have performed poorly in recent Victorian elections.[6]
[7] As of the date of this election, the last time a government had won a seat from the Opposition was the Kalgoorlie by-election in 1920.[8]
