Electoral district of Oxley (Queensland)

Oxley Queensland—Legislative Assembly
State	Queensland
Created	1873
Abolished	1950
Namesake	Oxley, Queensland
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	27°34′S 152°59′E / 27.567°S 152.983°ECoordinates: 27°34′S 152°59′E / 27.567°S 152.983°E

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		none	25 Nov 1873 – 15 Nov 1878
Samuel Grimes		Ministerial	3 Dec 1878 – 18 Jun 1902 ^[d]
Digby Denham		Ministerial	3 Jul 1902 ^[b] – 22 May 1915
Thomas Jones		Labor	22 May 1915 – 16 Mar 1918
Cecil Elphinstone		Nationalist, United CPNP	16 Mar 1918 – 11 May 1929
Thomas Nimmo		CPNP UAP	11 May 1929 –  6 Feb 1943
Tom Kerr		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

1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
2. "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 October 2014.