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Electoral district of Oxley (Queensland)

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

Oxley was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland.

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.

The following people represented this electorate:



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