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Electoral district of Oxley

This article is about the New South Wales state electorate. For other uses, see Electoral district of Oxley (disambiguation).

Oxley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Oxley
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1920–1988
1991–present
MPMichael Kemp
PartyNational Party
NamesakeJohn Oxley
Electors57,131 (2019)
Area9,239.31 km2 (3,567.3 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Oxley:
Northern Tablelands Clarence Coffs Harbour
Maitland Oxley Port Macquarie
Myall Lakes Port Macquarie Pacific Ocean

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

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Oxley 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

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First incarnation 1920-1988

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Three members (1920–1927)
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)
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

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Oxley (New South Wales)
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Oxley.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Oxley[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Oxley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Oxley- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Oxley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr George Stuart Briner (1862–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Joseph John Fitzgerald (1883–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Richard Atkinson Price (1864–1936)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Theodore Hooke Hill (1855–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Roy Stanley Vincent (1892-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr Lewis Ormsby Martin (1872–1944)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr George Deane Mitchell (1894-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Mr David Bruce Cowan (1926–2011)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Mr Peter Maurice King (1940–2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Mr James Hill Brown (1918-1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Mr Bruce Leslie Jeffery (1944- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. ^ "The Hon. Andrew John Stoner (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  17. ^ "The Hon. Melinda Jane Pavey MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Oxley - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  19. ^ LA First Preference: Oxley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  20. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Oxley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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