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.

Members for Oxley
MemberPartyTerm  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 1998–2016  Milton Dick Labor 2016–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. 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

References

Other websites
 Division of Oxley (Qld) — Australian Electoral Commission
 Bernie Ripoll's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of Queensland
Category:1949 establishments in Australia