Division of Oxley (1901–1934)

Oxley Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1901
Abolished	1934
Namesake	John Oxley

The Division of Oxley was an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It was located in the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, and originally included the suburbs of South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and Coorparoo. By the time it was abolished in 1934, it had been redistributed to cover suburbs such as Bulimba and Murarrie.

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named after explorer John Oxley. The Division was abolished and replaced by the Division of Griffith at the redistribution of 1 August 1934.^[1][2] At the redistribution of 11 May 1949, a new Division of Oxley was created in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, primarily around Ipswich.

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Oxley (1901–34)

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Richard Edwards (1842–1915)	Protectionist	30 March 1901 – 1906	Retired
			Anti-Socialist	1906 – 26 May 1909
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 23 April 1913
		James Sharpe (1868–1935)	Labor	31 May 1913 – 5 May 1917	Lost seat
		James Bayley (1882–1968)	Nationalist	5 May 1917 – 19 December 1931	Lost seat. Later elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Wynnum in 1933
		Francis Baker (1903–1939)	Labor	19 December 1931 – 15 September 1934	Transferred to the Division of Griffith after Oxley was abolished in 1934

Election results

References

1. "Commonwealth Electoral Division of Oxley (Qld)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
2. "Division of Oxley". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2024.