Electoral district of Oatley

Oatley New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1927–1930 2007–present
MP	Mark Coure
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Area	28.46 km^2 (11.0 sq mi)

Oatley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is currently held by Mark Coure of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Oatley includes the suburbs of Connells Point, Hurstville Grove, Kyle Bay, Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights and parts of Beverly Hills, Blakehurst, Hurstville, Narwee, Penshurst, Riverwood and South Hurstville.^[1]

History

Oatley was first created in 1927, with the breakup of the multi-member St George. In 1930, it was abolished and largely replaced by Kogarah. It was recreated for the 2007 election largely replacing the abolished district of Georges River.

Members for Oatley

First incarnation (1927—1930)
Member		Party	Term
	Mark Gosling	Labor	1927–1930
Second incarnation (2007—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Kevin Greene	Labor	2007–2011
	Mark Coure	Liberal	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Oatley[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Coure	24,617	51.1	+4.0
	Labor	O'Bray Smith	17,536	36.4	−2.6
	Greens	Philippa Clark	3,576	7.4	−1.5
	Christian Democrats	Wayne Lawrence	1,507	3.1	−1.6
	No Land Tax	Dean Eades	894	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			48,130	96.7	+0.7
Informal votes			1,617	3.3	−0.7
Turnout			49,747	92.9	−2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Coure	25,696	56.6	+2.8
	Labor	O'Bray Smith	19,684	43.4	−2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

References

1. "Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. State Electoral District of Oatley: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Oatley: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

External links

• "Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2015.