Raymond William Aston (24 September 1943 – 23 May 1988) was an Australian politician. He was the
Liberal member for
Vaucluse in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 till his early death.
Ray Aston was born in the
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
suburb of
Waverley, the son of
William Aston
Sir William John Aston, KCMG (19 September 1916 – 21 May 1997) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended state schools before becoming an accountant and company director. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1944, and was in ...
, who was
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1967–72. Having attended
Waverley College, Aston graduated from the
University of Sydney, becoming an
orthodontist.
In 1986, he was selected as the Liberal candidate for a by-election to be held in the state seat of Vaucluse, which was being vacated by Liberal Deputy Leader
Rosemary Foot. Aston was easily elected, gaining over 70% of the vote, with
Labor not contesting the by-election, and his nearest rival, the
Democrats candidate, polling just over 10%.
At the
1988 state election, Aston was comfortably re-elected and was appointed as Minister for Corrective Services. However, he died suddenly later that year in Sydney, aged 44.
References
1943 births
1988 deaths
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
20th-century Australian politicians
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