Electoral district of Oxley (Queensland)
| Oxley Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | Queensland |
| Created | 1873 |
| Abolished | 1950 |
| Namesake | Oxley, Queensland |
| Demographic | Rural |
Oxley was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.
History
This one-member electorate was created in the redistribution of 1872 (taking effect at the 1873 elections) from the electoral district of East Moreton. It covered from Toowong to Enoggera to Goodna, including Yeronga and Kurilpa.[1]
In 1888, the part north of the Brisbane River was separated into the electoral district of Toowong, while Oxley extended south to Browns Plains and Woodridge.[1]
Oxley was abolished in the redistribution 1949 (taking effect at the 1950 elections) by dividing it into Sherwood, Yeronga and electoral district of Mount Gravatt.[1]
Members
The following people represented this electorate:[1][2]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Griffith | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Other| | none | 25 Nov 1873 – 15 Nov 1878 |
| Samuel Grimes | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Ministerial| | Ministerial | 3 Dec 1878 – 18 Jun 1902 [d] |
| Digby Denham | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Ministerial| | Ministerial | 3 Jul 1902 [b] – 22 May 1915 |
| Thomas Jones | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | 22 May 1915 – 16 Mar 1918 |
| Cecil Elphinstone | Template:Australian politics/party colours/CPNP| | Nationalist, United CPNP |
16 Mar 1918 – 11 May 1929 |
| Thomas Nimmo | Template:Australian politics/party colours/CPNP| | CPNP UAP |
11 May 1929 – 6 Feb 1943 |
| Tom Kerr | Template:Australian politics/party colours/CPNP| | UAP QPP Liberal Party |
17 Apr 1943 – 29 Apr 1950 |
- b = by-election
- d = died in office
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- ^ a b c d "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 October 2014.