Division Profile
| Division Name |
COWPER |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Hartsuyker, L (NP) 2001- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir Charles Cowper 1807-75, Premier of New South Wales 25 August-2 October 1856. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
7700 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
85,043 |
| Turnout |
95.19% |
| Informal |
4.04% |
| Location |
Cowper covers an area of approximately 7 700 sq km from Gladstone/ Smithtown in the south to Yamba in the north. The main towns include Bellingen, Bowraville, Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Maclean, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, South West Rocks, Urunga, Woolgoolga and Yamba. |
| Products and Industry |
Fishing, forestry, agriculture - especially bananas - vegetables and dairy cattle, as well as tourism. |
Members
| HARTSUYKER, L (NP) 2001- |
| NEHL, G (NP) 1984-2001 |
| ROBINSON, I L (CP/NCP) 1963-1984 |
| MCGUREN, F W (ALP) 1961-1963 |
| PAGE, E C G (FSU/CP) 1919-1961 |
| THOMSON, J (PROT/LIB/NAT) 1906-1919 |
| LEE, H W (FT) 1903-1906 |
| CLARKE, F (PROT) 1901-1903 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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