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.
| Oatley New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1927–1930 2007–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Mark Coure | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Oatley | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 53,780 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.46 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Oatley takes in 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
editOatley 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
edit| First incarnation (1927—1930) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Mark Gosling [2] | Labor | 1927–1930 | |
| Second incarnation (2007—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Kevin Greene [3] | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
| Mark Coure [4] | Liberal | 2011–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mark Coure | 22,877 | 45.6 | −5.3 | |
| Labor | Ash Ambihaipahar | 19,851 | 39.5 | +3.8 | |
| Greens | Taylor Vandijk | 3,101 | 6.2 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Natalie Mort | 2,677 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Glenn Hunt | 1,690 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,196 | 96.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,625 | 3.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,821 | 90.4 | −2.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Mark Coure | 23,959 | 50.8 | −6.0 | |
| Labor | Ash Ambihaipahar | 23,205 | 49.2 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Mark Gosling". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Mark Joseph Coure, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Oatley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Oatley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.