Division Profile
| Division Name |
COOK |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Morrison, S (LP) 2007- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Captain James Cook 1728-79, the first European to discover the east coast of Australia in 1770. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1906 |
| Area |
100 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
104,183 |
| Turnout |
94.17% |
| Informal |
5.92% |
| Location |
Cook covers an area of approximately 100 sq km from Kurnell and Cronulla in the east to Kirrawee and Bonnet Bay in the west and from Botany Bay and Georges River in the north to that part of the Royal National Park to the east of Farnell Ave, Audley Road and Hacking River in the south. Suburbs include Bonnet Bay, Burraneer, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Como, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Grays Point, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kirrawee, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Miranda, Oyster Bay, Port Hacking, Sylvania, Sylvania Waters, Taren Point, Woolooware, Yowie Bay and parts of Jannali and Sutherland. |
| Products and Industry |
Petroleum refineries at Kurnell, steel fabrication, pharmaceutical plant, boat building and oyster farming. |
Members
| Morrison, S (LP) 2007- |
| Baird, B (LP) 1998-2007 |
| Mutch, S (LP) 1996-1998 |
| Dobie, J D M (LP) 1975-1996 |
| Thorburn, R W (ALP) 1972-1975 |
| Dobie, J D M (LP) 1969-1972 |
| Cope, J F (ALP) 1955-1969 |
| Sheehan, T (ALP) 1937-1955 |
| Garden, J S (ALP) 1934-1937 |
| Riley, E C (ALP) 1922-1934 |
| Catts, J H (ALP) 1906-1922 |
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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