The Division of Oxley is an

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. It is currently represented by

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, the current Speaker of the House of Representatives

Geography

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History

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 John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two exp ...

. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of

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. The original Division of Oxley was established in 1901, and was abolished and replaced by the

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in 1934. The 1949 incarnation's best-known member was Bill Hayden, the Labor

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between 1977 and 1983, when he resigned under pressure the same day that the 1983 election which swept

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to power was called. Hayden later served as a minister in the Hawke Government before becoming

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in 1989. In 1996, the seat became most well known for controversial social conservative MP

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who was elected as a

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-turned-independent, but the seat was heavily redistributed in 1997, splitting her main support base of Ipswich between Oxley and

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. In 1998 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. Hanson's brief tenure represents the only time since 1961 that the seat has been out of Labor hands.

Members

Election results

References

External links

Division of Oxley (Qld)
— Australian Electoral Commission {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxley, Division of Electoral divisions of Australia Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in Australia Federal politics in Queensland