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Electoral district of Cook

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Electoral district of Cook
Summary

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

FieldValue
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captionElectoral map of Cook 2017
mpDavid Kempton
mp-partyLiberal National
namesakeJames Cook
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area196836
classRemote
coordinates
near-nTorres Strait
near-neCoral Sea
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near-seBarron River
Mulgrave
near-sHill
near-swTraeger
near-wGulf of Carpentaria
near-nwGulf of Carpentaria

|mp-party = Liberal National | near-n = Torres Strait | near-ne = Coral Sea | near-e = Coral Sea | near-se = Barron River Mulgrave | near-s = Hill | near-sw = Traeger | near-w = Gulf of Carpentaria | near-nw = Gulf of Carpentaria

Electoral map of Cook 2008

Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.

Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands. It is named after British navigator James Cook, who charted the coast and landed on Possession Island – one of the Torres Strait islands – in 1770.

History

1883 election

In the 1883 election, there were four candidates for the (then) two-member electorate. They were:

  • Thomas Campbell
  • Frederick Cooper (one of the sitting members)
  • John Hamilton
  • Charles Lumley Hill (a former member in Gregory)

Cooper and Hamilton were elected, but there were allegations of "ballot stuffing", specifically that there were too many votes cast at the California Gully and Halpin's Creek polling stations given the number of electors. The unsuccessful candidates, Campbell and Hill, petitioned to overturn the ballot. In December 1883, arrests were made in connection with the ballot stuffing. On 4 March 1884, the Elections and Qualifications Committee determined that Frederick Cooper should not be elected and that Thomas Campbell should be elected instead.

1884 by-election

On 4 August 1885, Thomas Campbell resigned after having been declared insolvent. Charles Lumley Hill won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1885.

1888 election

At the 1888 election, Cook returned to being a single-member electorate. Of the two sitting members, Hamilton contested the seat but Hill did not, saying that he was retiring from politics. However, Hill did not retire, but instead contested the election in Port Curtis, but he was unsuccessful. Hamilton was elected in Cook.

Members for Cook

First incarnation (1876–1878, 1 member)MemberPartyTermSecond incarnation (1878–1888, 2 members)MemberPartyTermThird incarnation (1888–present, 1 member)MemberPartyTerm
William Edward MurphyUnaligned1876–1878
John WalshUnaligned1878–1883
Frederick CooperUnaligned1878–1884
John HamiltonMinisterialist1883–1888
Thomas CampbellUnaligned1884–1885
Charles Lumley HillUnaligned1885–1888
John HamiltonMinisterialist1888–1904
John HargreavesMinisterialist1904–1907
Henry DouglasMinisterialist / Opposition /
Independent Opposition /
Ministerialist / Liberal1907–1915
Henry RyanLabor1915–1929
James KennyCountry and Progressive National1929–1935
Harold CollinsLabor1935–1950
Carlisle WordsworthCountry1950–1953
Bunny AdairLabor1953–1957
Queensland Labor1957–1963
Independent1963–1969
Bill WoodLabor1969–1972
Edwin Wallis-SmithLabor1972–1974
Eric DeeralNational1974–1977
Bob ScottLabor1977–1989
Steve BredhauerLabor1989–2004
Jason O'BrienLabor2004–2012
David KemptonLiberal National2012–2015
Billy GordonLabor2015
Independent2015–2017
Cynthia LuiLabor2017–2024
David KemptonLiberal National2024–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cook

References

References

  1. "History of Queensland electorate names".
  2. (3 November 1883). "POLITICAL.". National Library of Australia.
  3. (6 November 1883). "HERBERTON.". National Library of Australia.
  4. (18 December 1883). "COLONIAL TELEGRAMS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] QUEENSLAND.". National Library of Australia.
  5. (5 March 1884). "Telegraphic Intelligence". National Library of Australia.
  6. (5 August 1885). "The Brisbane Courier.". National Library of Australia.
  7. (19 September 1885). "Parliamentary Elections.". National Library of Australia.
  8. (14 May 1888). "The Brisbane Courier.". National Library of Australia.
  9. {{Cite QldMLA
  10. {{Cite QldElectorate
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