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Oxley
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Oxley (green) within QueenslandCreated: 1949 MP: Bernie Ripoll Party: Labor Namesake: John Oxley Area: 155 km² (60 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of the City of Brisbane, and part of the City of Ipswich.
The original Division of Oxley was established in 1901, and was abolished and replaced by the Division of Griffith in 1934. Bill Hayden was the Labor Opposition Leader between 1977 and 1983, when he resigned under pressure the same day that the 1983 election which swept Bob Hawke to power was called. Hayden left politics to become Governor-General in 1988.
In 1996, the seat became most well-known for controversial social conservative MP Pauline Hanson who was elected as a Liberal-turned-independent, but the seat was heavily redistributed in 1997, splitting her main support base of Ipswich between Oxley and Blair. Hanson contested the seat of Blair, winning 36% of the primary vote but losing to the Liberals (who got 21%) under Australia's system of preferential voting.
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 Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of OxleyAustralian federal election, 2010: Oxley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Bernie Ripoll 31,985 44.71 -10.91 Liberal National Tarnya Smith 27,431 38.35 +2.97 Greens Des Hoban 8,436 11.79 +6.49 Family First Timothy Stieler 3,682 5.15 +3.18 Total formal votes 71,534 93.32 -2.62 Informal votes 5,123 6.68 +2.62 Turnout 76,657 92.60 -0.81 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Bernie Ripoll 39,894 55.77 -5.57 Liberal National Tarnya Smith 31,640 44.23 +5.57 Labor hold Swing -5.57 References
Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland Blair · Bonner · Bowman · Brisbane · Capricornia · Dawson · Dickson · Fadden · Fairfax · Fisher · Flynn · Forde · Griffith · Groom · Herbert · Hinkler · Kennedy · Leichhardt · Lilley · Longman · Maranoa · McPherson · Moncrieff · Moreton · Oxley · Petrie · Rankin · Ryan · Wide Bay · Wright
Abolished: Darling Downs · Oxley (1901-34)
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern Territories Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Federal politics in Queensland
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