Division of Cook

Australian federal electoral division

The Division of Cook is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1969 and is named for James Cook, who mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770.[1] It is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, including Caringbah, Cronulla, Miranda and Sylvania.[1]

Cook
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cook in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created1969; 55 years ago (1969)
MPSimon Kennedy
PartyLiberal
NamesakeJames Cook
Electors110,313 (2022)
Area94 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
James Cook

Members

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Member Party Term
  Don Dobie Liberal 1969–1972
  Ray Thorburn Labor 1972–1975
  Don Dobie Liberal 1975–1996
  Stephen Mutch Liberal 1996–1998
  Bruce Baird Liberal 1998–2007 (retired)
  Scott Morrison Liberal 2007–present

In 2007 there were claims that the Liberal candidate Michael Towke had broken party rules and not told the truth about himself. [2] These claims were later found to be not true.[3] Towke lost his Liberal party position and was replaced with Scott Morrison, former director of the New South Wales Liberal Party.[4] In 2013 Morrison became the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.

Election results

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2024 Cook by-election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Simon Kennedy 53,478 62.66 +7.13
Greens Martin Moore 14,035 16.44 +6.54
Animal Justice Natasha Brown 5,804 6.80 +6.80
Libertarian Vinay Kolhatkar 5,101 5.98 +5.98
Independent Roger Woodward 4,888 5.73 +5.73
Sustainable Australia Simone Gagatam 2,043 2.39 +2.39
Total formal votes 85,349 93.23 −2.37
Informal votes 6,193 6.77 +2.37
Turnout 91,542 81.76
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Simon Kennedy 60,823 71.26 +8.82
Greens Martin Moore 24,526 28.74 +28.74
Liberal hold Swing +8.82
2022 Australian federal election: Cook[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 54,322 55.53 −8.17
Labor Simon Earle 24,444 24.99 +1.89
Greens Catherine Dyson 9,685 9.90 +3.09
One Nation Gaye Cameron 4,985 5.10 +1.61
United Australia Jacqueline Guinane 4,381 4.48 +3.27
Total formal votes 97,817 95.60 +1.73
Informal votes 4,498 4.40 −1.73
Turnout 102,315 92.83 −0.82
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 61,080 62.44 −6.58
Labor Simon Earle 36,737 37.56 +6.58
Liberal hold Swing −6.58

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Cook (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. "PM - Liberal Party disendorses Michael Towke". abc.net.au. 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. Sheehan, Paul. Nasty saga you nearly missed. The Sydney Morning Herald, 2009-10-26.
  4. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/2007seats/cook.shtml
  5. "Cook, NSW". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. Green, Antony. "Cook By-election 2024 Results". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. Cook, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

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