Electoral district of Oxley
Oxley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Oxley New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1920–1988 1991–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Michael Kemp | ||||||||||||||
Party | National Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | John Oxley | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 57,131 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9,239.31 km2 (3,567.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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While the Mid North Coast has throughout history been conservative, Oxley is seen as particularly conservative even by Mid North Coast standards. As a single-member seat, Oxley has only ever been held by a conservative party. It is a very safe Nationals seat.
History
editOxley was created in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, replacing Gloucester and Raleigh, and elected three members. It was named after John Oxley. In 1927 it was divided into the single-member electorates of Oxley, Gloucester and Raleigh. In 1988 it was abolished and replaced by Port Macquarie. It was recreated in 1991.[1][2]
Oxley is one of three original (post 1927 redistribution) electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party, the other districts being Tamworth and Upper Hunter. The National Party has held the seat since its current incarnation was created in 1991.
At the 2007 election it included most of Bellingen Shire (including Bellingen and Dorrigo), Nambucca Shire (including Nambucca Heads, Macksville and Bowraville), Kempsey Shire, some of inland Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, including Wauchope, the lightly inhabited northwest of the Mid-Coast Council, and the lightly inhabited eastern fringe of Walcha Shire and Armidale Regional Council.[3]
The next redistribution taking effect at the 2015 state election redrew Oxley to contain the entirety of Bellingen Shire, Nambucca Shire, Kempsey Shire and a large inland component of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Its significant population centres include Bellingen, Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Kempsey and Wauchope.[3]
Members for Oxley
editFirst incarnation 1920-1988
editThree members (1920–1927) | |||||||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||
George Briner [4] | Progressive | 1920–1920 | Joseph Fitzgerald [5] | Labor | 1920–1927 | Richard Price [6] | Progressive | 1920–1922 | |||
Theodore Hill [7] | Progressive | 1920–1922 | |||||||||
Nationalist | 1922–1927 | Roy Vincent [8] | Progressive | 1922–1927 |
Single-member (1927–1988) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Lewis Martin [9] | Nationalist | 1927–1932 | |
United Australia | 1932–1941 | ||
George Mitchell [10] | Independent | 1941–1944 | |
Les Jordan [11] | Country | 1944–1959 | |
Liberal | 1959–1965 | ||
Bruce Cowan [12] | Country | 1965–1980 | |
Peter King [13] | National | 1981–1981 | |
Jim Brown [14] | National | 1981–1984 | |
Bruce Jeffery [15] | National | 1984–1988 | |
Single-member (1991–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Bruce Jeffery [15] | National | 1991–1999 | |
Andrew Stoner [16] | National | 1999–2015 | |
Melinda Pavey [17] | National | 2015–2023 | |
Michael Kemp [18] | National | 2023–present |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Michael Kemp | 24,987 | 47.5 | −4.9 | |
Labor | Gregory Vigors | 9,899 | 18.8 | −1.5 | |
Greens | Dominic King | 7,420 | 14.1 | +1.6 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Megan Mathew | 4,708 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Independent | Joshua Fairhall | 2,878 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Sustainable Australia | Bianca Drain | 1,400 | 2.7 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Troy Irwin | 1,316 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 52,608 | 96.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,880 | 3.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,488 | 86.7 | −1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Michael Kemp | 27,132 | 62.8 | −2.6 | |
Labor | Gregory Vigors | 16,047 | 37.2 | +2.6 | |
National hold | Swing | −2.6 |
References
edit- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Oxley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Oxley- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Oxley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr George Stuart Briner (1862–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Joseph John Fitzgerald (1883–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Richard Atkinson Price (1864–1936)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Theodore Hooke Hill (1855–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Roy Stanley Vincent (1892-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Lewis Ormsby Martin (1872–1944)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr George Deane Mitchell (1894-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr David Bruce Cowan (1926–2011)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Peter Maurice King (1940–2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Hill Brown (1918-1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Bruce Leslie Jeffery (1944- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Andrew John Stoner (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Melinda Jane Pavey MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Oxley - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ LA First Preference: Oxley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Oxley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.