Electoral district of Oatley

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 WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1927–1930
2007–present
MPMark Coure
PartyLiberal Party
NamesakeOatley
Electors53,780 (2019)
Area28.46 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Oatley:
East Hills Bankstown Canterbury
East Hills Oatley Kogarah
Miranda Miranda Miranda

Geography

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On 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

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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

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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

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2023 New South Wales state election: Oatley[5][6]
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

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  1. ^ "Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr Mark Gosling". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Mark Joseph Coure, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ LA First Preference: Oatley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Oatley, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.