DIVISION OF COOK

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 and Joseph Cook, the 6th Prime Minister of Australia. 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 fairly safe for the Liberal Party.
In 2007, the seat has attracted significant media attention due to the controversial preselection of Liberal candidate Michael Towke. In August 2007, Towke was disendorsed as the Liberal candidate. Labor candidate Mark Buttigieg needs a swing of more than 13% to win the seat. ^[1]

Contents

Members

Election results

References

External links

See also

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—present

Election results

References

★ Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive

★ The Poll Bludger

★ ABC Elections

★ Australian Electoral Commission

External links

★ Division of Cook (PDF, 175 kB)

See also

★ Division of Cook (1906-55)