Division of Cook
| Cook Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Cook in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Simon Kennedy |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | James Cook |
| Electors | 110,313 (2022) |
| Area | 94 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
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]
Members[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Cook (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ "PM - Liberal Party disendorses Michael Towke". abc.net.au. 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ Sheehan, Paul. Nasty saga you nearly missed. The Sydney Morning Herald, 2009-10-26.
- ↑ http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/2007seats/cook.shtml
- ↑ "Cook, NSW". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Cook By-election 2024 Results". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ Cook, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.