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This article is about the federal electorate. For the state electorate, see Electoral district of Cook.
Cook
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cook (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1969 MP: Scott Morrison Party: Liberal Namesake: James Cook Area: 100 km² (39 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Cook is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1969 and is named for James Cook, who mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770. It is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, including Caringbah, Cronulla, Miranda and Sylvania. In the 1970s it was a marginal seat, but demographic change has made it a blue ribbon safe seat for the Liberal Party.
In 2007, following sitting member Bruce Baird's retirement, the seat attracted significant media attention due to the controversial preselection of Liberal candidate Michael Towke. In August 2007, Towke was disendorsed as the Liberal candidate, and was replaced with Scott Morrison, former director of the New South Wales Liberal Party.[1]
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Members
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 Scott Morrison Liberal 2007–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of CookAustralian federal election, 2010: Cook Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Scott Morrison 51,852 57.88 +5.73 Labor Peter Scaysbrook 25,806 28.81 -7.46 Greens Naomi Waizer 6,924 7.73 +1.54 Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,722 1.92 -0.38 Independent Graeme Strang 1,568 1.75 +1.01 One Nation Richard Putral 997 1.11 -0.09 Family First Merelyn Foy 719 0.80 +0.08 Total formal votes 89,588 94.19 -2.00 Informal votes 5,528 5.81 +2.00 Turnout 95,116 94.41 -2.02 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Scott Morrison 56,138 62.66 +6.32 Labor Peter Scaysbrook 33,450 37.34 -6.32 Liberal hold Swing +6.32 References
See also
- Division of Cook (1906-55)
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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