Electoral results for the district of Cook

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Cook in Queensland state elections.

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Members for Cook

First incarnation (1876–1878, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Edward Murphy Unaligned1876–1878
Second incarnation (1878–1888, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Walsh Unaligned1878–1883
  Frederick Cooper Unaligned1878–1884
  John Hamilton Ministerialist1883–1888
  Thomas Campbell Unaligned1884–1885
  Charles Lumley Hill Unaligned1885–1888
Third incarnation (1888–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Hamilton Ministerialist1888–1904
  John Hargreaves Ministerialist1904–1907
  Henry Douglas Ministerialist / Opposition /
Independent Opposition /
Ministerialist / Liberal
1907–1915
  Henry Ryan Labor 1915–1929
  James Kenny Country and Progressive National 1929–1935
  Harold Collins Labor 1935–1950
  Carlisle Wordsworth Country 1950–1953
  Bunny Adair Labor 1953–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1963
  Independent 1963–1969
  Bill Wood Labor 1969–1972
  Edwin Wallis-Smith Labor 1972–1974
  Eric Deeral National 1974–1977
  Bob Scott Labor 1977–1989
  Steve Bredhauer Labor 1989–2004
  Jason O'Brien Labor 2004–2012
  David Kempton Liberal National 2012–2015
  Billy Gordon Labor 2015
  Independent 2015–2017
  Cynthia Lui Labor 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Cook [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cynthia Lui 10,36340.02−0.08
Liberal National Ed (Nipper) Brown6,24124.10+6.35
Katter's Australian Tanika Parker4,45817.22+0.24
One Nation Brett (Beaver) Neal1,7176.63−11.78
Greens Deby Ruddell1,3065.04−1.71
Independent Yodie Batzke1,0003.86+3.86
NQ First Desmond Tayley6242.41+2.41
United Australia Stephen Goulmy1840.71+0.71
Total formal votes25,89395.69−0.04
Informal votes1,1674.31+0.04
Turnout 27,06079.79−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cynthia Lui 14,56756.26+0.42
Liberal National Ed (Nipper) Brown11,32643.74+43.74
Labor hold 

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Cook [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cynthia Lui 10,10540.1−0.3
One Nation Jen Sackley4,63918.4+18.4
Liberal National Penny Johnson4,47517.8−15.9
Katter's Australian Gordon Rasmussen4,27817.0+4.5
Greens Brynn Mathews1,7036.8+1.4
Total formal votes25,20095.7−2.3
Informal votes1,1244.3+2.3
Turnout 26,32481.3+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Cynthia Lui 14,07155.8−1.0
One Nation Jen Sackley11,12944.2+44.2
Labor hold Swing −1.0
2015 Queensland state election: Cook [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Billy Gordon 10,11940.41+7.99
Liberal National David Kempton 8,42433.64−3.87
Katter's Australian Lee Marriott3,13412.52−9.83
Palmer United Jason Booth1,6786.70+6.70
Greens Daryl Desjardin1,3535.40−0.10
Independent Michaelangelo Newie3321.33+1.33
Total formal votes25,04098.05−0.44
Informal votes4971.95+0.44
Turnout 25,53786.24−0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Billy Gordon 12,52756.77+10.20
Liberal National David Kempton 9,54043.23−10.20
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing +10.20
2012 Queensland state election: Cook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal National David Kempton 8,83237.51-4.90
Labor Jason O'Brien 7,63432.42-13.63
Katter's Australian Lachlan Bensted5,26122.34+22.34
Greens George Riley1,2955.50-1.15
One Nation James Evans5242.23+2.23
Total formal votes23,54698.49+0.29
Informal votes3611.51-0.29
Turnout 23,90786.26+0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Kempton 10,56353.43+5.67
Labor Jason O'Brien 9,20546.57-5.67
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing +5.67

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Cook [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 10,45646.0-4.3
Liberal National Craig Batchelor9,62942.4+12.7
Greens Neville St John-Wood1,5106.7-0.3
Independent Michaelangelo Newie1,1114.9+4.9
Total formal votes22,70698.1
Informal votes4171.9
Turnout 23,12385.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 11,21752.2-9.2
Liberal National Craig Batchelor10,25347.8+9.2
Labor hold Swing -9.2
2006 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 9,80657.8+15.8
National Peter Scott5,40031.8+0.8
Greens Neville St John-Wood1,76710.4+3.7
Total formal votes16,97398.1-0.2
Informal votes3341.9+0.2
Turnout 17,30782.4-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 10,66165.1+7.6
National Peter Scott5,70934.9-7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6
2004 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 7,34642.0-21.8
National Graham Elmes5,42031.0+15.5
Independent Bruce Gibson2,57214.7+14.7
Greens Neville St John-Wood1,1676.7+6.7
One Nation David Ballestrin9665.5-15.1
Total formal votes17,47198.3+0.0
Informal votes2941.7-0.0
Turnout 17,76584.3-2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 8,74657.5-15.4
National Graham Elmes6,47742.5+42.5
Labor hold Swing -15.4
2001 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 10,72763.8+10.4
One Nation Alan Webb3,46520.6+0.5
National Lloyd Hollingsworth2,61015.5-1.4
Total formal votes16,80298.3
Informal votes2821.7
Turnout 17,08487.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 11,17572.9+7.8
One Nation Alan Webb4,16227.1-7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 8,37054.6+2.1
One Nation Carmel Mitchell3,12420.4+20.4
National Terry Cranwell2,98919.5-16.6
Independent Edgar Williams4823.1-3.4
Reform Smiley Burnett3512.3+2.3
Total formal votes15,31698.6+0.6
Informal votes2181.4-0.6
Turnout 15,53486.8+3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 9,50765.5+7.8
One Nation Carmel Mitchell5,00234.5+34.5
Labor hold Swing +7.8
1995 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 7,60352.6+3.6
National Terry Cranwell5,22036.1+11.1
Independent Edgar Williams9456.5+6.5
Democrats Trevor Tim6894.8+4.8
Total formal votes14,45798.0+0.4
Informal votes2972.0-0.4
Turnout 14,75483.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 8,11857.7-4.5
National Terry Cranwell5,95342.3+4.5
Labor hold Swing -4.5
1992 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 6,79449.0+2.8
National John Weightman3,46525.0-1.1
Liberal David Spanagel1,3219.5+1.4
Independent David Byrne 1,0007.2-0.1
Independent George Villaflor5864.2+4.2
Indigenous Peoples Merv Gibson3732.7+2.7
Indigenous Peoples Norman Johnson1801.3+1.3
Independent Anton Castro1411.0+1.0
Total formal votes13,86097.6
Informal votes3432.4
Turnout 14,20385.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 7,88362.2+4.1
National John Weightman4,79437.8-4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 4,30543.1-23.5
National Lester Rosendale2,20822.1-11.3
Independent David Byrne 9799.8+9.8
Independent James Akee9109.1+9.1
Liberal Bill Rutherford7067.1+7.1
Independent Dan Paterson5645.7+5.7
Independent Norman Johnson3133.1+3.1
Total formal votes9,98592.8-3.0
Informal votes7697.2+3.0
Turnout 10,75480.6-1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 5,88158.9-7.7
National Lester Rosendale4,10441.1+7.7
Labor hold Swing -7.7
1986 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Scott 5,62966.7+1.3
National Getano Lui2,81633.3-1.3
Total formal votes8,44595.8
Informal votes3724.2
Turnout 8,81782.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3
1983 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Scott 5,37363.5+3.7
National Patrick Killoran1,77921.0-9.8
National James Wilkinson1,30915.5+15.5
Total formal votes8,46198.0+0.1
Informal votes1712.0-0.1
Turnout 8,63284.0+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 5,37363.5+1.1
National Patrick Killoran3,08836.5-1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1
1980 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Scott 4,26359.8+11.4
National D.A. Young1,28218.0-23.2
National Justin Smith91212.8+12.8
Liberal Evelyn Scott6699.4+9.4
Total formal votes7,12697.9+0.1
Informal votes1552.1-0.1
Turnout 7,28181.3-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 4,44762.4+8.5
National D.A. Young2,67937.6-8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Scott 3,31748.4+12.8
National Eric Deeral 2,84141.5+19.0
Australian Advancement PartyTed Loban69010.1+10.1
Total formal votes6,84897.8
Informal votes1542.2
Turnout 7,00282.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 3,69353.9+6.5
National Eric Deeral 3,15546.1-6.5
Labor gain from National Swing +6.5
1974 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Scott 2,33935.6-15.2
National Eric Deeral 1,47722.5+22.5
National Terrence Mahoney1,39421.2+21.2
Independent Percy Trezise5668.6+8.6
Liberal Keith Hollands4667.1+7.1
Australian AdvancementPatrick O'Shane2173.3+3.3
Independent Graham Gordon1151.8+1.8
Total formal votes6,57494.2-2.7
Informal votes4035.8+2.7
Turnout 6,97784.3-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eric Deeral 3,45952.6+6.8
Labor Bob Scott 3,11547.4-6.8
National gain from Labor Swing +6.8
1972 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,07150.8-2.1
Country Graham Gordon1,74928.9-10.6
Queensland Labor Benjamin Nona1,22120.2+18.3
Total formal votes6,04196.9
Informal votes1943.1
Turnout 6,23584.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,27754.2+0.9
Country Graham Gordon2,76445.8-0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Wood 6,15452.9+8.1
Country James Bidner4,59339.5+39.5
Independent John Allan5074.4+4.4
Queensland Labor Thomas White2271.9+1.9
Independent Ernest Hall1461.3+1.3
Total formal votes11,62796.4-2.1
Informal votes4353.6+2.1
Turnout 12,06290.0-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Wood 6,52256.1+11.3
Country James Bidner5,10543.9+43.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing +11.3
1966 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bunny Adair 6,09755.2+0.5
Labor Jack Bethel4,95144.8-0.5
Total formal votes11,04898.5+0.8
Informal votes1721.5-0.8
Turnout 11,22091.3+0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.5
1963 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bunny Adair 4,68754.7+54.7
Labor Jack Bethel3,87545.3+10.1
Total formal votes8,56297.7-1.2
Informal votes1992.3+1.2
Turnout 8,76191.1+1.2
Independent gain from Queensland Labor Swing N/A
1960 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 3,06339.2
Labor John Bethel2,75335.2
Country William Simms2,00325.6
Total formal votes7,81998.9
Informal votes881.1
Turnout 7,90789.9
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 4,01344.2+44.2
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,46338.1+1.7
Labor Seymour Chataway1,60717.7-45.9
Total formal votes9,08399.1+0.3
Informal votes820.9-0.3
Turnout 9,16592.7+3.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bunny Adair 5,43363.6+10.5
Country John Crossland3,11036.4-10.5
Total formal votes8,54398.80.0
Informal votes1031.20.0
Turnout 8,64689.2-0.6
Labor hold Swing +10.5
1953 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bunny Adair 4,13553.1+3.9
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,65846.9-3.9
Total formal votes7,79398.8-0.1
Informal votes931.2+0.1
Turnout 7,88689.8+1.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +3.9
1950 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,81150.8
Labor Jim Tully3,69049.2
Total formal votes7,50198.9
Informal votes801.1
Turnout 7,58188.2
Country gain from Labor Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,38855.7+1.1
Country Charles Griffin3,48544.3+44.3
Total formal votes7,87398.4+0.1
Informal votes1251.6-0.1
Turnout 7,99888.9+6.9
Labor hold Swing -10.1
1944 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 3,84554.6-2.4
People's Party Norman Fitchett1,99928.4+28.4
Independent Labor Jack Meehan1,20517.1+17.1
Total formal votes7,04998.3+2.9
Informal votes1191.7-2.9
Turnout 7,16882.0-7.0
Labor hold Swing +8.8
1941 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,38857.0-2.0
Country James McDonald3,31543.0+9.2
Total formal votes7,70395.4-2.6
Informal votes3684.6+2.6
Turnout 8,07189.0-1.4
Labor hold Swing -6.5

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,48559.0+5.3
Country George Weaver2,57433.8+7.8
Social Credit Joseph Mears5477.2-13.1
Total formal votes7,60698.0-0.4
Informal votes1572.0+0.4
Turnout 7,76390.4-0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,05153.7
CPNP Ernest Atherton1,96526.0
Social Credit Richard Boorman1,52820.3
Total formal votes7,54498.4
Informal votes1221.6
Turnout 7,66690.7
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP James Kenny 3,74250.4
Labor William Gardner3,68449.6
Total formal votes7,42698.7
Informal votes941.3
Turnout 7,52092.9
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPNP James Kenny 2,04652.8+14.8
Labor Harry Ryan 1,83047.2-14.8
Total formal votes3,87699.1+0.6
Informal votes350.9-0.6
Turnout 3,91185.3-0.9
CPNP gain from Labor Swing +14.8
1926 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Ryan 2,42262.0+10.2
CPNP Thomas Kilpatrick1,76038.0-10.2
Total formal votes3,90998.5-0.5
Informal votes591.5+0.5
Turnout 3,96886.2+9.3
Labor hold Swing +10.2
1923 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Ryan 1,88851.8-4.1
United Thomas Kilpatrick1,76048.2+4.1
Total formal votes3,64899.0+0.6
Informal votes361.0-0.6
Turnout 3,68476.9+4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.1
1920 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,47555.9-4.7
Northern Country Frederick Craig1,16644.1+44.1
Total formal votes2,64198.4-1.7
Informal votes421.6+1.7
Turnout 2,68372.7-1.4
Labor hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,62160.6+6.7
National Walter Anderson1,05439.4-6.7
Total formal votes2,67596.7-1.4
Informal votes903.3+1.4
Turnout 2,76574.1-11.1
Labor hold Swing +6.7
1915 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,40753.9+12.2
Liberal Henry Douglas 1,20346.1-12.2
Total formal votes2,61098.1-1.0
Informal votes501.9+1.0
Turnout 2,66085.2+8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.2
1912 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Douglas 1,39358.3
Labor Harry Ryan 99641.7
Total formal votes2,38999.2
Informal votes200.8
Turnout 2,40976.9
Liberal hold Swing

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