Division of Oxley

The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was created in 1949 and named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley covers the south western suburbs of Brisbane, as well as part of the city of Ipswich. There was an earlier Division of Oxley from 1901–1934, which covered a different part of Brisbane.

Oxley
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Oxley (green) within Queensland
Created1949
MPMilton Dick
PartyLabor
NamesakeJohn Oxley
Electors82,768 (2010)
Area155 km2 (59.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan

Members for Oxley

Member Party Term
  Donald A. Cameron Liberal 1949–1961
  Bill Hayden Labor 1961–1988
  Les Scott Labor 1988–1996
  Pauline Hanson Independent 1996–1997
  One Nation 1997–1998
  Bernie Ripoll Labor 1998–present

Its best-known member was Bill Hayden, the Labor Opposition Leader between 1977 and 1983. Hayden became a minister in the Hawke Government and in 1988 was made Governor-General.

In 1996, Pauline Hanson was selected by the Liberal Party to contest the seat. She lost Liberal support because of her views on migration and Aboriginal issues.[1] The Liberal Party were not able to select another person in time, and Hanson was elected as Liberal, but sat in the House of Representatives as an independent. She formed the right wing One Nation party. After a redistribution in 1997, Hanson unsuccessfully contested the Division of Blair at the 1998 election.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Oxley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Milton Dick 43,785 45.89 +3.36
Liberal National Kyle McMillen 27,385 28.70 −5.87
Greens Asha Worsteling 13,595 14.25 +2.61
One Nation Dylan Kozlowski 5,568 5.84 −0.46
United Australia Timothy Coombes 5,079 5.32 +2.70
Total formal votes 95,412 96.38 +1.13
Informal votes 3,582 3.62 −1.13
Turnout 98,994 87.87 −3.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Dick 58,768 61.59 +5.20
Liberal National Kyle McMillen 36,644 38.41 −5.20
Labor hold Swing +5.20

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References

  1. "Pauline Hanson – Biography". onenation.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. Oxley, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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Coordinates: 27°36′32″S 152°55′59″E / 27.609°S 152.933°E / -27.609; 152.933