Division of Cook (1906–55)

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Cook
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1906
Abolished1955
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.

Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives federal electorates in Australia

In Australia, electoral districts for the Australian House of Representatives are called divisions or more commonly referred to as electorates or seats. There are currently 151 single-member electorates for the Australian House of Representatives.

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In December 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

James Cook 18th-century British explorer

Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.

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Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  James Catts.jpg James Catts
(1877–1951)
Labor 12 December 1906
April 1922
Lost seat
  Majority Labor April 1922 –
16 December 1922
  Edward Charles Riley.jpg 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 (cropped).jpg Jock Garden
(1882–1968)
Labor (NSW) 15 September 1934
February 1936
Lost preselection and retired
  Labor February 1936 –
21 September 1937
  Thomas Sheehan.jpg Tom Sheehan
(1891–1955)
Labor 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
  JimCope1956 (cropped).jpg Jim Cope
(1907–1999)
Labor 21 May 1955
10 December 1955
Transferred to the Division of Watson after Cook was abolished in 1955

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