Electoral district of Oxley

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Oxley
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
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Electoral district of Oxley
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State New South Wales
Dates current1920–1988
1991–present
MP Michael Kemp
Party National Party
Namesake John Oxley
Electors 57,131 (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

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

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History

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

First incarnation 1920-1988

Three members (1920–1927)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  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)
MemberPartyTerm
  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)
MemberPartyTerm
  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

2023 New South Wales state election: Oxley [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Michael Kemp12,96345.9−6.5
Labor Gregory Vigors5,21018.5−1.8
Greens Dominic King4,14514.7+2.2
Legalise Cannabis Megan Mathew2,7589.8+9.8
Independent Joshua Fairhall1,6765.9+5.9
Sustainable Australia Bianca Drain7442.6−1.0
Independent Troy Irwin7172.5+2.5
Total formal votes28,21396.3−0.2
Informal votes1,0983.7+0.2
Turnout 29,31146.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Michael Kemp13,41762.2−3.2
Labor Gregory Vigors8,14637.8+3.2
National hold Swing −3.2
Results are not final. Last updated at 23:29 on 27 March 2023.

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