Electoral results for the Division of Oxley
      
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Oxley in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 to the present.
Members for Oxley
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Australian federal election, 2013: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 32,589 | 
 43.10 | 
 −1.61 | 
 | 
 Liberal National | 
 Andrew Nguyen | 
 29,064 | 
 38.44 | 
 +0.09 | 
 | 
 Palmer United | 
 Ricky Tang | 
 5,368 | 
 7.10 | 
 +7.10 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 Martin Stephenson | 
 4,072 | 
 5.38 | 
 −6.41 | 
 | 
 Family First | 
 Carrie McCormack | 
 1,551 | 
 2.05 | 
 −3.10 | 
 | 
 Katter's Australian | 
 Kathleen Hewlett | 
 1,499 | 
 1.98 | 
 +1.98 | 
 | 
 Democratic Labour | 
 Frank Karg | 
 1,075 | 
 1.42 | 
 +1.42 | 
 | 
 Rise Up Australia | 
 Scott Moerland | 
 400 | 
 0.53 | 
 +0.53 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 75,618 | 
 93.08 | 
 −0.24 | 
| Informal votes | 
 5,619 | 
 6.92 | 
 +0.24 | 
|  Turnout | 
 81,237 | 
 93.57 | 
 +0.95 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 40,657 | 
 53.77 | 
 −2.00 | 
 | 
 Liberal National | 
 Andrew Nguyen | 
 34,961 | 
 46.23 | 
 +2.00 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 −2.00 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 2010: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 31,985 | 
 44.71 | 
 -10.91 | 
 | 
 Liberal National | 
 Tarnya Smith | 
 27,431 | 
 38.35 | 
 +2.97 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 Des Hoban | 
 8,436 | 
 11.79 | 
 +6.49 | 
 | 
 Family First | 
 Timothy Stieler | 
 3,682 | 
 5.15 | 
 +3.18 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 71,534 | 
 93.32 | 
 -2.62 | 
| Informal votes | 
 5,123 | 
 6.68 | 
 +2.62 | 
|  Turnout | 
 76,657 | 
 92.60 | 
 -0.81 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 39,894 | 
 55.77 | 
 -5.57 | 
 | 
 Liberal National | 
 Tarnya Smith | 
 31,640 | 
 44.23 | 
 +5.57 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 -5.57 | 
 | 
Elections in the 2000s
| Australian federal election, 2007: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 47,128 | 
 58.56 | 
 +10.01 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Scott White | 
 26,297 | 
 32.68 | 
 -4.05 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 Austin Lund | 
 4,128 | 
 5.13 | 
 +0.81 | 
 | 
 Family First | 
 Gregory Roy | 
 1,682 | 
 2.09 | 
 -1.35 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Murray Henman | 
 951 | 
 1.18 | 
 +0.01 | 
 | 
 CEC | 
 Brian Haag | 
 289 | 
 0.36 | 
 -0.60 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 80,475 | 
 95.79 | 
 +2.56 | 
| Informal votes | 
 3,535 | 
 4.21 | 
 -2.56 | 
|  Turnout | 
 84,010 | 
 94.13 | 
 -0.59 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 51,607 | 
 64.13 | 
 +7.01 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Scott White | 
 28,868 | 
 35.87 | 
 -7.01 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 +7.01 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 2004: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 39,807 | 
 50.47 | 
 +1.19 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Daniel Smith | 
 26,528 | 
 33.63 | 
 +1.77 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 Kevin Brennan | 
 3,474 | 
 4.40 | 
 +1.05 | 
 | 
 Family First | 
 Robert Boyne | 
 2,906 | 
 3.68 | 
 +3.68 | 
 | 
 One Nation | 
 Bill Flynn | 
 2,100 | 
 2.66 | 
 -6.23 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 George Pugh | 
 1,920 | 
 2.43 | 
 +2.43 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Nicholas Wood | 
 903 | 
 1.14 | 
 -4.30 | 
 | 
 CEC | 
 Brian Haag | 
 881 | 
 1.12 | 
 +1.12 | 
 | 
 Socialist Alliance | 
 Michael Myles | 
 358 | 
 0.45 | 
 +0.45 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 78,877 | 
 93.00 | 
 -1.83 | 
| Informal votes | 
 5,936 | 
 7.00 | 
 +1.83 | 
|  Turnout | 
 84,813 | 
 93.67 | 
 -0.67 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 47,103 | 
 59.72 | 
 +1.76 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Daniel Smith | 
 31,774 | 
 40.28 | 
 -1.76 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 +1.76 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 2001: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 37,797 | 
 49.46 | 
 +3.71 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Kevin Parer | 
 23,818 | 
 31.17 | 
 +6.68 | 
 | 
 One Nation | 
 Thomas Armstrong | 
 8,085 | 
 10.58 | 
 -7.08 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Kate Kunzelmann | 
 4,282 | 
 5.60 | 
 +1.73 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 John McKeon | 
 2,433 | 
 3.18 | 
 +1.51 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 76,415 | 
 94.70 | 
 -0.87 | 
| Informal votes | 
 4,278 | 
 5.30 | 
 +0.87 | 
|  Turnout | 
 80,693 | 
 95.66 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 44,427 | 
 58.14 | 
 -0.06 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Kevin Parer | 
 31,988 | 
 41.86 | 
 +0.06 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 -0.06 | 
 | 
Elections in the 1990s
| Australian federal election, 1998: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 32,770 | 
 45.75 | 
 +1.80 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Maria Forbes | 
 17,538 | 
 24.48 | 
 -18.96 | 
 | 
 One Nation | 
 Colene Hughes | 
 12,653 | 
 17.66 | 
 +17.66 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Anne Scott | 
 3,053 | 
 4.26 | 
 +4.26 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Kate Kunzelmann | 
 2,773 | 
 3.87 | 
 -2.75 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 John McKeon | 
 1,200 | 
 1.68 | 
 -0.97 | 
 | 
 Family Law Reform | 
 Simon Trencher | 
 689 | 
 0.96 | 
 +0.96 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Dele Rule | 
 614 | 
 0.86 | 
 +0.86 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Xuan Thu Nguyen | 
 338 | 
 0.47 | 
 +0.47 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 71,628 | 
 95.57 | 
 -1.20 | 
| Informal votes | 
 3,324 | 
 4.43 | 
 +1.20 | 
|  Turnout | 
 74,952 | 
 94.60 | 
 -0.34 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bernie Ripoll | 
 41,691 | 
 58.20 | 
 +7.85 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Maria Forbes | 
 29,937 | 
 41.80 | 
 -7.85 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 +7.85 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 1996: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Pauline Hanson* | 
 33,960 | 
 48.61 | 
 +22.86 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 27,497 | 
 39.36 | 
 -15.18 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 David Pullen | 
 4,248 | 
 6.08 | 
 +0.56 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 John McKeon | 
 1,870 | 
 2.68 | 
 -1.74 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Victor Robb | 
 1,094 | 
 1.57 | 
 +1.57 | 
 | 
  | 
 Carl Wyles | 
 765 | 
 1.09 | 
 +1.09 | 
 | 
 Indigenous Peoples | 
 Bill Chapman | 
 433 | 
 0.62 | 
 +0.62 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 69,867 | 
 97.15 | 
 +0.47 | 
| Informal votes | 
 2,049 | 
 2.85 | 
 -0.47 | 
|  Turnout | 
 71,916 | 
 94.94 | 
 -0.92 | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Pauline Hanson* | 
 38,129 | 
 54.66 | 
 +19.31 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 31,622 | 
 45.34 | 
 -19.31 | 
 | 
 Independent gain from Labor | 
 Swing | 
 +19.31 | 
 | 
*Pauline Hanson had been disendorsed as the Liberal candidate and ran as an independent, but she remained a Liberal on the ballot paper.
| Australian federal election, 1993: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 38,216 | 
 52.70 | 
 +1.47 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 George Blain | 
 18,520 | 
 25.54 | 
 -3.03 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Marie McCullagh | 
 4,121 | 
 5.68 | 
 +0.48 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Mary Fernando-Pulle | 
 3,881 | 
 5.35 | 
 -9.32 | 
 | 
 Greens | 
 Suzanne Gibbon | 
 3,096 | 
 4.27 | 
 +4.27 | 
 | 
 Confederate Action | 
 Geoff Abnett | 
 2,550 | 
 3.52 | 
 +3.52 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Les Wynne | 
 1,703 | 
 2.35 | 
 +2.35 | 
 | 
  | 
 Sue White | 
 423 | 
 0.58 | 
 +0.58 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 72,510 | 
 96.68 | 
 -0.76 | 
| Informal votes | 
 2,488 | 
 3.32 | 
 +0.76 | 
|  Turnout | 
 74,998 | 
 95.86 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 45,344 | 
 62.58 | 
 +1.64 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 George Blain | 
 27,114 | 
 37.42 | 
 -1.64 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 +1.64 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 1990: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 33,359 | 
 52.1 | 
 -7.8 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 David Cooke | 
 18,739 | 
 29.3 | 
 +14.5 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 Althea Rossmuller | 
 9,660 | 
 15.1 | 
 +10.0 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Ray Wilms | 
 2,267 | 
 3.5 | 
 -16.7 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 64,025 | 
 97.5 | 
  | 
| Informal votes | 
 1,660 | 
 2.5 | 
  | 
|  Turnout | 
 65,685 | 
 95.5 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 39,615 | 
 62.0 | 
 -2.9 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 David Cooke | 
 24,270 | 
 38.0 | 
 +38.0 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 -2.9 | 
 | 
Elections in the 1980s
| Oxley by-election, 1988 | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 28,427 | 
 49.1 | 
 -10.8 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 David Cooke | 
 15,853 | 
 27.4 | 
 +12.6 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Barry Hoffensetz | 
 9,867 | 
 17.1 | 
 -3.1 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Michael Darby | 
 3,345 | 
 5.8 | 
 +5.8 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Otto Kuhne | 
 353 | 
 0.6 | 
 +0.6 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 57,854 | 
 97.4 | 
  | 
| Informal votes | 
 1,563 | 
 2.6 | 
  | 
|  Turnout | 
 59,417 | 
 88.5 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Les Scott | 
 30,705 | 
 53.1 | 
 -11.8 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 David Cooke | 
 27,134 | 
 46.9 | 
 +46.9 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 -11.8 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 1987: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bill Hayden | 
 36,246 | 
 59.9 | 
 +0.4 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Barry Hoffensetz | 
 12,248 | 
 20.2 | 
 +1.2 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Janice Akroyd | 
 8,948 | 
 14.8 | 
 -2.0 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 John Loughney | 
 3,081 | 
 5.1 | 
 +0.4 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 60,523 | 
 96.8 | 
  | 
| Informal votes | 
 2,023 | 
 3.2 | 
  | 
|  Turnout | 
 62,546 | 
 92.0 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bill Hayden | 
 39,256 | 
 64.9 | 
 +1.9 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Barry Hoffensetz | 
 21,265 | 
 35.1 | 
 -1.9 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 +1.9 | 
 | 
| Australian federal election, 1984: Oxley | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bill Hayden | 
 32,921 | 
 59.5 | 
 -5.0 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Charles Groves | 
 10,537 | 
 19.0 | 
 +19.0 | 
 | 
 Liberal | 
 Les Woodforth | 
 9,292 | 
 16.8 | 
 -12.9 | 
 | 
 Democrats | 
 George Hannaford | 
 2,621 | 
 4.7 | 
 -0.3 | 
| Total formal votes | 
 55,371 | 
 95.4 | 
  | 
| Informal votes | 
 2,655 | 
 4.6 | 
  | 
|  Turnout | 
 58,026 | 
 93.8 | 
  | 
| Two-party-preferred result
 | 
 | 
 Labor | 
 Bill Hayden | 
 34,903 | 
 63.0 | 
 -5.3 | 
 | 
 National | 
 Charles Groves | 
 20,474 | 
 37.0 | 
 +37.0 | 
 | 
 Labor hold | 
 Swing | 
 -5.3 | 
 | 
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
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