Electoral district of Cooper

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Cooper
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Map of electoral district of Cooper, 2017.pdf
Map of Cooper, 2017
State Queensland
Dates current2017–present
MP Jonty Bush
Party Labor Party
Namesake Lilian Violet Cooper
Electors 37,386 (2020)
Area63 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Coordinates 27°26′46″S152°56′07″E / 27.4462°S 152.9353°E / -27.4462; 152.9353 Coordinates: 27°26′46″S152°56′07″E / 27.4462°S 152.9353°E / -27.4462; 152.9353
Electorates around Cooper:
Pine Rivers Ferny Grove Stafford
Moggill Cooper McConnel
Moggill Maiwar South Brisbane

Cooper is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at that year's state election by Labor's Kate Jones. It was named after pioneer doctor Lilian Violet Cooper. [1]

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It largely covers the areas of the abolished electorate of Ashgrove. Located in Northern Brisbane, it consists of the suburbs of Enoggera Reservoir, The Gap, Bardon, Ashgrove, Red Hill, Paddington and Milton. [1]

Members for Cooper

MemberPartyTerm
  Kate Jones Labor 2017–2020
  Jonty Bush Labor 2020–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Cooper [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jonty Bush 11,50934.10−6.73
Liberal National Trent Wiseman11,28533.44−2.15
Greens Katinka Winston-Allom10,00029.63+9.02
One Nation Susan Ventnor5871.74+1.74
Independent Robert Wiltshire3661.08−1.88
Total formal votes33,74798.70+1.14
Informal votes4431.30−1.14
Turnout 34,19091.45+1.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jonty Bush 20,41460.49−0.16
Liberal National Trent Wiseman13,33339.51+0.16
Labor hold Swing −0.16

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References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette . p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. 2020 State General Election – Cooper – District Summary, ECQ.