Electoral results for the Division of Cook

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1969 until the present.

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Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 2007: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Scott Morrison
party = Liberal
votes = 45,116
percentage = 52.40
change = -5.11

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Mark Buttigieg
party = Labor
votes = 30,921
percentage = 35.91
change = +7.69

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Naomi Waizer
party = Greens
votes = 5,342
percentage = 6.20
change = -0.82

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Beth Smith
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 1,929
percentage = 2.24
change = -0.17

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Richard Putral
party = One Nation
votes = 1,116
percentage = 1.30
change = -0.63

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Graeme Strang
party = Independent
votes = 693
percentage = 0.80
change = +0.23

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ari Katsoulas
party = Family First
votes = 596
percentage = 0.69
change = +0.69

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Patricia Poulos
party = Independent
votes = 394
percentage = 0.46
change = +0.46

Election box formal
votes = 86,107
percentage = 96.13
change = +1.59

Election box informal
votes = 3,465
percentage = 3.87
change = -1.59

Election box turnout
votes = 89,572
percentage = 95.91
change = -0.18

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Scott Morrison
votes = 48,711
percentage = 56.57
change = -6.71

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Mark Buttigieg
votes = 37,395
percentage = 43.43
change = +6.71

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -6.71

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 2004: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Bruce Baird
party = Liberal
votes = 43,161
percentage = 58.03
change = +1.81

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Mark Buttigieg
party = Labor
votes = 29,593
percentage = 27.69
change = +1.20

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Corey Birtles
party = Greens
votes = 5,144
percentage = 6.92
change = +3.36

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Beth Smith
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 1,735
percentage = 2.33
change = +0.65

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Andy Frew
party = One Nation
votes = 1,582
percentage = 2.13
change = -3.84

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter Phillips
party = No GST
votes = 1,035
percentage = 1.39
change = +1.39

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = David Mendelssohn
party = Democrats
votes = 661
percentage = 0.89
change = -2.88

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Graeme Strang
party = Independent
votes = 466
percentage = 0.63
change = +0.06

Election box formal
votes = 74,377
percentage = 94.47
change = -0.88

Election box informal
votes = 4,350
percentage = 5.53
change = +0.88

Election box turnout
votes = 78,727
percentage = 95.22
change = -0.06

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Bruce Baird
votes = 47,470
percentage = 63.82
change = -0.18

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Mark Buttigieg
votes = 26,907
percentage = 36.18
change = +0.18

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -0.18

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 2001: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Bruce Baird
party = Liberal
votes = 41,959
percentage = 56.22
change = +6.14

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peri Young
party = Labor
votes = 19,768
percentage = 26.49
change = -4.60

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Andy Frew
party = One Nation
votes = 4,453
percentage = 5.97
change = -2.36

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Alison Bailey
party = Democrats
votes = 2,815
percentage = 3.77
change = -0.50

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Cathy Peters-Power
party = Greens
votes = 2,655
percentage = 3.56
change = +1.38

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Malcolm Smith
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 1,256
percentage = 1.68
change = +0.43

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter James
party = AAFI
votes = 852
percentage = 1.14
change = +1.14

Election box candidate
candidate = Patricia Poulos
party =
votes = 453
percentage = 0.61
change = +0.61

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Graeme Strang
party = Independent
votes = 423
percentage = 0.57
change = +0.57

Election box formal
votes = 74,634
percentage = 95.35
change = -0.62

Election box informal
votes = 3,640
percentage = 4.65
change = +0.62

Election box turnout
votes = 78,274
percentage = 96.06
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Bruce Baird
votes = 47,768
percentage = 64.00
change = +4.63

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Peri Young
votes = 26,866
percentage = 36.00
change = -4.63

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +4.63

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1998: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Bruce Baird
party = Liberal
votes = 37,075
percentage = 50.22
change = -4.88

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peri Young
party = Labor
votes = 22,850
percentage = 30.95
change = -0.44

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Gareth Kimberley
party = One Nation
votes = 6,144
percentage = 8.32
change = +8.32

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terri Richardson
party = Democrats
votes = 3,147
percentage = 4.26
change = -3.86

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = John Kaye
party = Greens
votes = 1,556
percentage = 2.11
change = +2.11

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Zanthe Abdurahman
party = Unity
votes = 1,103
percentage = 1.49
change = +1.49

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Darren Boehm
party = Independent
votes = 997
percentage = 1.35
change = +1.35

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Malcolm Smith
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 948
percentage = 1.28
change = +1.28

Election box formal
votes = 73,820
percentage = 95.97
change = -1.55

Election box informal
votes = 3,103
percentage = 4.03
change = +1.55

Election box turnout
votes = 76,923
percentage = 95.28
change = -1.49

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Bruce Baird
votes = 43,510
percentage = 58.94
change = -3.34

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Peri Young
votes = 30,310
percentage = 41.06
change = +3.34

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -3.34

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1996: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Stephen Mutch
party = Liberal
votes = 41,601
percentage = 55.10
change = +5.52

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Mark McGrath
party = Labor
votes = 23,704
percentage = 31.40
change = -9.07

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terri Richardson
party = Democrats
votes = 6,130
percentage = 8.12
change = +5.12

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Janey Woodger
party = Reclaim Australia
votes = 2,988
percentage = 3.96
change = +3.96

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = James Ian McDonald
party = Independent
votes = 1,078
percentage = 1.43
change = +1.43

Election box formal
votes = 75,501
percentage = 97.52
change = +0.01

Election box informal
votes = 1,922
percentage = 2.48
change = -0.01

Election box turnout
votes = 77,423
percentage = 96.77
change = -0.02

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Stephen Mutch
votes = 46,791
percentage = 62.28
change = +8.81

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Mark McGrath
votes = 28,343
percentage = 37.72
change = -8.81

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +8.81

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1993: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 36,524
percentage = 49.6
change = +0.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Noreen Solomon
party = Labor
votes = 29,806
percentage = 40.5
change = +5.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Alex Elphinston
party = Independent
votes = 2,300
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terri Richardson
party = Democrats
votes = 2,212
percentage = 3.0
change = -6.8

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Warren Kinny
party = Call to Australia
votes = 1,813
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Julie Atkinson
party = Natural Law
votes = 530
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Tom Thompson
party = Confederate Action
votes = 479
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7

Election box formal
votes = 73,664
percentage = 97.5
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,882
percentage = 2.5
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 75,546
percentage = 96.8
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 39,367
percentage = 53.5
change = -2.7

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Noreen Solomon
votes = 34,261
percentage = 46.5
change = +2.7

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -2.7

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1990: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 32,654
percentage = 50.2
change = -3.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Paul Smith
party = Labor
votes = 22,034
percentage = 33.9
change = -6.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Terri Richardson
party = Democrats
votes = 6,368
percentage = 9.8
change = +3.9

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Dennis Ralph
party = Independent
votes = 2,644
percentage = 4.1
change = +4.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Patricia Poulos
party = Independent
votes = 1,342
percentage = 2.1
change = +2.1

Election box formal
votes = 65,042
percentage = 97.7
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,549
percentage = 2.3
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 66,591
percentage = 96.2
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 37,142
percentage = 57.3
change = +1.2

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Paul Smith
votes = 27,721
percentage = 42.7
change = -1.2

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +1.2

Elections in the 1980s

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1987: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 34,590
percentage = 53.7
change = +1.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Michael Addison
party = Labor
votes = 25,987
percentage = 40.4
change = -1.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Mark Freeman
party = Democrats
votes = 3,805
percentage = 5.9
change = +0.2

Election box formal
votes = 64,382
percentage = 96.9
change =

Election box informal
votes = 2,083
percentage = 3.1
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 66,465
percentage = 96.1
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 36,092
percentage = 56.1
change = +0.7

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Michael Addison
votes = 28,290
percentage = 43.9
change = -0.7

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +0.7

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1984: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 32,915
percentage = 52.5
change = +3.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Peter McIlwaine
party = Labor
votes = 26,153
percentage = 41.8
change = -6.9

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Brett Gooley
party = Democrats
votes = 3,572
percentage = 5.7
change = +5.7

Election box formal
votes = 62,640
percentage = 95.6
change =

Election box informal
votes = 2,891
percentage = 4.4
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 65,531
percentage = 95.4
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 34,699
percentage = 55.4
change = +4.8

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Peter McIlwaine
votes = 27,941
percentage = 44.6
change = -4.8

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +4.8

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1983: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Michael Addison
party = Labor
votes = 34,803
percentage = 49.2
change = +8.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 34,666
percentage = 49.0
change = -3.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Henry Soper
party = Independent
votes = 1,213
percentage = 1.7
change = +0.8

Election box formal
votes = 70,682
percentage = 98.6
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,022
percentage = 1.4
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 71,704
percentage = 96.4
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 35,415
percentage = 50.1
change = -5.0

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Michael Addison
votes = 35,267
percentage = 49.9
change = +5.0

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -5.0

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1980: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 36,347
percentage = 52.1
change = +0.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ray Thorburn
party = Labor
votes = 28,422
percentage = 40.7
change = +3.8

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Alexander Kiss
party = Democrats
votes = 4,391
percentage = 6.3
change = -4.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Henry Soper
party = Independent
votes = 654
percentage = 0.9
change = -0.2

Election box formal
votes = 69,814
percentage = 98.2
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,295
percentage = 1.8
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 71,109
percentage = 95.6
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes =
percentage = 55.1
change = -3.2

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Ray Thorburn
votes =
percentage = 44.9
change = +3.2

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -3.2

Elections in the 1970s

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1977: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 35,648
percentage = 51.6
change = -4.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ray Thorburn
party = Labor
votes = 25,511
percentage = 36.9
change = -3.6

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Walter Day
party = Democrats
votes = 7,162
percentage = 10.4
change = +10.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Henry Soper
party = Independent
votes = 791
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1

Election box formal
votes = 69,112
percentage = 98.5
change =

Election box informal
votes = 1,024
percentage = 1.5
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 70,136
percentage = 96.6
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes =
percentage = 58.3
change = +0.5

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Ray Thorburn
votes =
percentage = 41.7
change = -0.5

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +0.5

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1975: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 34,334
percentage = 56.0
change = +7.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ray Thorburn
party = Labor
votes = 24,857
percentage = 40.5
change = -8.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Robert Schollbach
party = Independent
votes = 924
percentage = 1.5
change = +1.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Marjorie Gray
party = Australia
votes = 714
percentage = 1.2
change = -1.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Marc Aussie-Stone
party = Independent
votes = 376
percentage = 0.6
change = +0.6

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Philip O'Neill
party = Independent
votes = 105
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2

Election box formal
votes = 61,310
percentage = 98.6
change =

Election box informal
votes = 863
percentage = 1.4
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 62,173
percentage = 96.6
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes =
percentage = 57.8
change = +8.3

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Ray Thorburn
votes =
percentage = 42.2
change = -8.3

Election box gain AU party
winner = Liberal
loser = Labor
swing = +8.3

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1974: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 29,142
percentage = 48.7
change = +3.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ray Thorburn
party = Labor
votes = 29,008
percentage = 48.5
change = +2.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Milo Dunphy
party = Australia
votes = 1,555
percentage = 2.6
change = -1.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ronald Gallagher
party = Independent
votes = 167
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.0

Election box formal
votes = 59,872
percentage = 99.0
change =

Election box informal
votes = 587
percentage = 1.0
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 60,459
percentage = 96.8
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Ray Thorburn
votes = 30,265
percentage = 50.5
change = -0.2

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 29,607
percentage = 49.5
change = +0.2

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = -0.2

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1972: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Ray Thorburn
party = Labor
votes = 25,037
percentage = 46.5
change = +2.9

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 24,527
percentage = 45.5
change = -3.6

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Marjorie Gray
party = Australia
votes = 2,230
percentage = 4.1
change = +2.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Bernard Forshaw
party = DLP
votes = 1,232
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Judith Sainsbury
party = Independent
votes = 674
percentage = 1.3
change = +1.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Ronald Gallagher
party = Independent
votes = 153
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3

Election box formal
votes = 53,853
percentage = 98.5
change =

Election box informal
votes = 800
percentage = 1.5
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 54,653
percentage = 96.5
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Ray Thorburn
votes = 27,298
percentage = 50.7
change = +3.5

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 26,555
percentage = 49.3
change = -3.5

Election box gain AU party
winner = Labor
loser = Liberal
swing = +3.5

Elections in the 1960s

Election box begin
title=Australian federal election, 1969: CookElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Don Dobie
party = Liberal
votes = 24,997
percentage = 49.2
change = -5.9

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Cliff Mallam
party = Labor
votes = 22,192
percentage = 43.6
change = +1.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Robin Alleway
party = Independent
votes = 2,766
percentage = 5.4
change = +5.4

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Bernard Walrut
party = Australia
votes = 907
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8

Election box formal
votes = 50,862
percentage = 98.5
change =

Election box informal
votes = 797
percentage = 1.5
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 51,659
percentage = 95.8
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Don Dobie
votes = 26,861
percentage = 52.8
change = -4.5

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Cliff Mallam
votes = 24,001
percentage = 47.2
change = +4.5

Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = -4.5

References

* Australian Electoral Commission. [http://www.aec.gov.au Federal election results]
* Carr, Adam. [http://psephos.adam-carr.net Psephos]