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

7861 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

94,654

Turnout

94.05%

Informal

4.33%

Location

Cowper covers an area of approximately 7,861 sq km from Kempsey in the south to Maclean in the north. The main towns include Bellingen, Bowraville, Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Kempsey, Maclean, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, South West Rocks, Urunga and Woolgoolga.

Products and Industry

Fishing, forestry, agriculture, bananas, dairy cattle and 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

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Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
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NSW DIVISION - COWPER

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