Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955)

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until its abolition in 1955. For the later division of Cook, see Electoral results for the Division of Cook.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  James Catts Labor 1906–1922
  Majority Labor 1922–1922
  Edward Riley Labor 1922–1934
  Jock Garden Labor (NSW) 1934–1936
  Labor 1936–1937
  Tom Sheehan Labor 1937–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1955
  Jim Cope Labor 1955–1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1955 Cook by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Cope 21,41186.8+3.4
Independent John Somerville-Smith3,24813.2+13.2
Total formal votes24,65996.8
Informal votes8143.2
Turnout 25,47376.0
Labor hold Swing −3.6

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 26,84183.4+5.3
Independent Percy Staines2,8688.9+8.9
Communist Harry Hatfield2,4657.7−0.7
Total formal votes32,17497.4
Informal votes8512.6
Turnout 33,02594.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 90.4+4.7
Independent Percy Staines9.6+9.6
Labor hold Swing +4.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 27,63778.1+3.1
Liberal Roy Hatfield4,79013.5−2.8
Communist Harry Hatfield2,9768.4+4.9
Total formal votes35,40397.3
Informal votes9652.7
Turnout 36,36894.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 85.7+3.6
Liberal Roy Hatfield34.3−3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 27,48575.0+2.7
Liberal Gerald Davis5,97016.3+3.9
Lang Labor John Eldridge1,9205.2−9.5
Communist Mervyn Pidcock1,2763.5−2.9
Total formal votes36,65196.9
Informal votes1,1743.1
Turnout 37,82595.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 82.1+8.7
Liberal Gerald Davis17.9+17.9
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,40765.1−3.8
Lang Labor Arthur Brittain8,42314.3+14.3
Liberal Frank Preacher7,30612.4+12.4
Communist Lance Sharkey 4,3417.4+7.4
Independent Frederick Fairbrother5590.9+0.9
Total formal votes59,03696.0
Informal votes2,4414.0
Turnout 61,47795.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 73.4−3.0
Lang Labor Arthur Brittain26.6+26.6
Labor hold Swing −3.0

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 39,65368.9+36.3
State Labor Sid Conway12,13121.1+21.1
One Parliament Albert Jones3,2385.6+5.6
Protestant Labor Cyril Glassop2,5574.4+4.4
Total formal votes57,57996.7
Informal votes1,9863.3
Turnout 59,56598.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 76.4+40.0
State Labor Sid Conway23.6+23.6
Labor gain from Labor (N-C) Swing +40.0

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 31,62558.4+58.4
Labor Jock Garden 17,63432.6−37.7
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop4,9019.0+9.0
Total formal votes54,16096.4
Informal votes2,0413.6
Turnout 56,20195.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 63.6+63.6
Labor Jock Garden 36.4−33.9
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +33.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,20170.3+45.2
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop16,12529.7+29.7
Total formal votes56,64295.9
Informal votes2,3164.1
Turnout 56,64297.0
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +78.6

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 27,02052.2+3.0
Labor Edward Riley 12,99325.1−1.8
United Australia Francis Donnan8,02915.5−7.7
Social Credit Florence Cochrane2,4094.7+4.7
Communist Tom Wright 1,3152.5+2.5
Total formal votes51,76694.4
Informal votes3,0925.6
Turnout 54,85896.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 58.3+6.3
Labor Edward Riley 41.7−6.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +6.3

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 19,35247.9+47.9
Labor Edward Riley 12,53131.0−53.2
United Australia Charles Robinson7,98619.8+4.0
Communist Tom Wright 5361.3+1.3
Total formal votes40,40595.1
Informal votes2,0634.9
Turnout 42,46896.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Riley 20,56050.9−33.3
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 19,84549.1+49.1
Labor hold Swing −33.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Riley 34,22184.2+8.7
Nationalist William Pickup6,40915.8−8.7
Total formal votes40,63097.0
Informal votes1,2633.0
Turnout 41,89395.3
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Riley 28,32675.5+7.7
Nationalist Humphrey Earl9,19724.5−7.7
Total formal votes37,52394.5
Informal votes2,2025.5
Turnout 39,72595.1
Labor hold Swing +7.7

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Riley 25,76467.8+2.8
Nationalist Arthur Philip12,22932.2+11.1
Total formal votes37,99398.0
Informal votes7642.0
Turnout 38,75792.2
Labor hold Swing −6.9

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edward Riley 14,64465.0+2.7
Nationalist William Pritchard4,74921.1−9.9
Majority Labor James Catts 3,12213.9+13.9
Total formal votes22,51595.4
Informal votes1,0854.6
Turnout 23,60057.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Riley 74.9+9.0
Nationalist William Pritchard25.1−9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Catts 14,55962.3−2.1
Nationalist George Holt7,24831.0−4.6
Ind. Socialist Labor William McCristal 1,5626.7+6.7
Total formal votes23,36990.2
Informal votes2,5409.8
Turnout 25,90966.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Catts 65.7+1.3
Nationalist George Holt34.3−1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Catts 18,10164.4+3.7
Nationalist Richard Sleath 9,98535.6−1.8
Total formal votes28,08696.7
Informal votes9503.3
Turnout 29,03670.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Catts 16,56860.7+2.0
Liberal Stanley Yarrington10,19737.4−1.6
SocialistEmily Paul5091.9−0.3
Total formal votes27,27497.7
Informal votes6292.3
Turnout 27,90360.6
Labor hold Swing +1.8

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Catts 17,27158.7−2.3
Liberal David Doull11,47339.0+0.0
Socialist Tom Walsh 6612.2+2.2
Total formal votes29,40596.9
Informal votes9423.1
Turnout 30,34771.2
Labor hold Swing −1.1

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Catts 14,02164.1+11.1
Liberal William Clegg7,85635.9−11.1
Total formal votes21,87798.6
Informal votes3191.4
Turnout 22,19665.7
Labour hold Swing +11.1

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Catts 8,56353.0
Anti-Socialist John Hindle 7,59147.0
Total formal votes16,15497.2
Informal votes4702.8
Turnout 14,72552.5
Labour notional  hold Swing

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