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.
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.
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.
Members
The following people represented this electorate:
MemberPartyTerm Samuel Griffith none 25 Nov 1873 – 15 Nov 1878 Samuel Grimes Ministerial 3 Dec 1878 – 18 Jun 1902 Digby Denham Ministerial 3 Jul 1902 – 22 May 1915 Thomas Jones Labor 22 May 1915 – 16 Mar 1918 Cecil Elphinstone National UnitedCPNP 16 Mar 1918 – 11 May 1929 Thomas Nimmo CPNPUAP 11 May 1929 – 6 Feb 1943 Tom Kerr UAPQPPLiberal Party 17 Apr 1943 – 29 Apr 1950 = by-election = 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
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