Electoral district of Oxley (Queensland)

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Oxley
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1873
Abolished1950
NamesakeOxley, Queensland
DemographicRural
Coordinates27°34′S 152°59′E / 27.567°S 152.983°E / -27.567; 152.983Coordinates: 27°34′S 152°59′E / 27.567°S 152.983°E / -27.567; 152.983

Oxley was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.

History[]

This one-member electorate was created in the redistribution of 1872 (taking effect at the 1873 elections) from the electoral district of East Moreton. It covered from Toowong to Enoggera to Goodna, including Yeronga and .[1]

In 1888, the part north of the Brisbane River was separated into the electoral district of Toowong, while Oxley extended south to Browns Plains and Woodridge.[1]

Oxley was abolished in the redistribution 1949 (taking effect at the 1950 elections) by dividing it into Sherwood, Yeronga and electoral district of Mount Gravatt.[1]

Members[]

The following people represented this electorate:[1][2]

Member Party Term
Samuel Griffith   none 25 Nov 1873 – 15 Nov 1878
Samuel Grimes   Ministerial  3 Dec 1878 – 18 Jun 1902 [d]
Digby Denham   Ministerial  3 Jul 1902 [b] – 22 May 1915
Thomas Jones   Labor 22 May 1915 – 16 Mar 1918
Cecil Elphinstone   National
United
CPNP		 16 Mar 1918 – 11 May 1929
Thomas Nimmo   CPNP
UAP		 11 May 1929 –  6 Feb 1943
Tom Kerr   UAP
QPP
Liberal Party		 17 Apr  1943 – 29 Apr 1950
b = by-election
d = died in office

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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