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Cowper
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cowper (green) within New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Luke Hartsuyker Party: National Namesake: Charles Cowper Area: 7,861 km² (3,035 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Cowper is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election and is named for Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales. It is located on the north coast of New South Wales, and on its current boundaries takes in the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads. Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) since 1919. Its most prominent member has been Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939.
Members
Member Party Term Francis Clarke Protectionist 1901–1903 Henry Lee Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1906 John Thomson Protectionist 1906–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1916 Nationalist 1916–1919 Earle Page Country 1919–1961 Frank McGuren Labor 1961–1963 Ian Robinson Country 1963–1975 National Country 1975–1982 National 1982–1984 Garry Nehl National 1984–2001 Luke Hartsuyker National 2001–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of CowperAustralian federal election, 2010: Cowper Party Candidate Votes % ±% National Luke Hartsuyker 43,242 50.77 +4.22 Labor Paul Sekfy 23,696 27.82 -10.25 Independent John Arkan 8,446 9.92 +9.92 Greens Dominic King 7,745 9.09 -1.95 Christian Democrats Deborah Lions 2,039 2.39 -0.48 Total formal votes 85,168 95.67 -0.36 Informal votes 3,857 4.33 +0.36 Turnout 89,025 94.06 -1.02 Two-candidate preferred result National Luke Hartsuyker 50,477 59.27 +8.03 Labor Paul Sekfy 34,691 40.73 -8.03 National hold Swing +8.03 References
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
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