Division of Cook (1906–1955)

Former Australian federal electoral division

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Australian electorate

Cook
Australian House of Representatives Division

Created| 1906
Abolished| 1955
Namesake| James Cook

The Division of Cook was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1906 and abolished in 1955. The division was named for James Cook, who explored the east coast of Australia in 1770. It was located in the inner suburbs of Sydney, taking in the suburbs of Alexandria, Redfern and Surry Hills. It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but in the 1930s and 1940s it was fiercely contested between Federal Labor and Lang Labor factions of the party.

## Members

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| Image  | Member  | Party  | Term  | Notes

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|  | James Catts
(1877–1951) | Labor | 12 December 1906 –
April 1922  | Lost seat
| Majority Labor | April 1922 –
16 December 1922
|  | Edward Riley
(1892–1969) | Labor | 16 December 1922 –
15 September 1934 | Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Scullin. Lost seat
|  | Jock Garden
(1882–1968) | Labor (NSW) | 15 September 1934 –
February 1936  | Lost preselection and retired
| Labor | February 1936 –
21 September 1937
|  | Tom Sheehan
(1891–1955) | 23 October 1937 –
2 May 1940  | Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Died in office
| Labor (Non-Communist) | 2 May 1940 –
February 1941
| Labor | February 1941 –
26 March 1955
|  | Jim Cope
(1907–1999) | 21 May 1955 –
10 December 1955 | Transferred to the Division of Watson after Cook was abolished in 1955

## Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–55)

## See also

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* Division of Cook

## References

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Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

Labor (26)|

* Barton
* Bennelong
* Blaxland
* Chifley
* Cunningham
* Dobell
* Eden-Monaro
* Gilmore
* Grayndler
* Greenway
* Hunter
* Kingsford Smith
* Macarthur
* Macquarie
* McMahon
* Newcastle
* Parramatta
* Paterson
* Reid
* Richmond
* Robertson
* Shortland
* Sydney
* Watson
* Werriwa
* Whitlam

Liberal (9)|

* Banks
* Berowra
* Bradfield
* Cook
* Farrer
* Hughes
* Hume
* Lindsay
* Mitchell

Nationals (6)|

* Cowper
* Lyne
* New England
* Page
* Parkes
* Riverina

Independent (6)|

* Calare
* Fowler
* Mackellar
* North Sydney
* Warringah
* Wentworth

Abolished|

* Barrier
* Bland
* Canobolas
* Charlton
* Cook (1906–1955)
* Dalley
* Darling
* Dundas
* East Sydney
* Evans
* Gwydir
* Illawarra
* Lang
* Lawson
* Lowe
* Martin
* Nepean
* Parkes (1901–1969)
* Phillip
* Prospect
* Riverina-Darling
* St George
* South Sydney
* Throsby
* Watson (1934–1969)
* West Sydney

* Divisions in: New South Wales
* Victoria
* Queensland
* Western Australia
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Australian Capital and Northern Territories

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