Everything about The Division Of Oxley totally explained
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 division covers an area of in
2005.
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 ALP 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 vote but losing to the Liberals (who got 21%) under Australia's system of preferential voting.
Members for Oxley
Election results
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