Division Profile

Division Name

OXLEY

State

Queensland

Elected Member

Ripoll, B (ALP) 1998-

Name Derivation

Named after John Oxley 1783-1828, noted explorer and surveyor.

First Proclaimed / Election

1900/1901 (The original Oxley was renamed Griffith in 1934. This division of Oxley was proclaimed in 1949.)

Area

218 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

89,233

Turnout

94.15%

Informal

4.21%

Location

Oxley covers an area of approximately 217 sq km from Acacia Ridge and Parkinson in the east to Riverview and part of Redbank Plains in the west, and from Corinda and Sinnamon Park in the north to Springfield Lakes in the south.

Products and Industry

Railway workshops, coal mining, dairying, beef cattle, horse studs and farming with some industrial, light industrial and commercial activities.

Members

Ripoll, B (ALP) 1998-

Hanson, P (IND) 1996-1998

Scott, L J (ALP) 1988-1996

Hayden, B G (ALP) 1961-1988

Cameron, D A (LP) 1949-1961

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area and location description of the division
products/industries of the area
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seat status following the election
the number of electors eligible to vote on election day for the division
turnout and informality rates from the election
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Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
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Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
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QLD DIVISION - OXLEY

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