Electoral district of Cootamundra

Cootamundra
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Cootamundra; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1904–1941; 2015–present
MP	Steph Cooke
Party	National Party
Namesake	Cootamundra, New South Wales
Electors	56,191 (2022)
Area	34,711.35 km2 (13,402.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
	Electorates around Cootamundra:

Last updated March 27, 2023

Cootamundra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

History

Cootamundra first existed as an electorate from 1904 to 1941 and elected one member between 1904 and 1920 and between 1927 and 1941. It was created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.^[2] It consisted of part of The Murrumbidgee, and parts of the abolished seats of Gundagai, Wagga Wagga and Young.

In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Burrangong and Yass and elected three members. Proportional representation was abandoned in 1927 and Young and Temora, were separated from it and Cootamundra reverted to being a single member electorate. It was abolished in 1941.^[3]

Cootamundra was recreated for the 2015 state election, combining the western part of the abolished district of Burrinjuck with the eastern part of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Members for Cootamundra

Single-member (1904–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	William Holman	Labor	1904–1917
	William Holman	Nationalist	1917–1920
Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Greg McGirr	Labor	1920–1922		Peter Loughlin	Labor	1920–1926		Hugh Main	Progressive	1920–1925
	James McGirr	Labor	1922–1925							Progressive	1920–1925
	Ken Hoad	Labor	1925–1927							Country	1925–1927
	Ken Hoad	Labor	1925–1927			Independent	1926–1927			Country	1925–1927
Single-member (1927–1941)
Member		Party	Term
	Ken Hoad	Labor	1927–1932
	Bill Ross	Country	1932–1941

Single-member (2015–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Katrina Hodgkinson	National	2015–2017
	Steph Cooke	National	2017–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Steph Cooke	15,414	69.4	+8.2
	Labor	Chris Dahlitz	3,074	13.8	−1.9
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Jake Cullen	1,976	8.9	−6.7
	Greens	Jeffrey Passlow	546	2.5	−0.4
	Independent	Robert Young	541	2.4	+2.4
	Sustainable Australia	Chris O'Rourke	338	1.5	+0.2
	Independent	Brian Fisher	325	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			22,214	97.2	−0.1
Informal votes			637	2.8	+0.1
Turnout			22,851	40.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Steph Cooke	13,366	80.5	+3.9
	Labor	Chris Dahlitz	3,241	19.5	−3.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

Results are not final. Last updated at 23:29 on 27 March 2023.

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References

↑ "Cootamundra". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cootamundra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
↑ "Overview of Determinations". NSW 2013 Redistribution. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016.
↑ "Cootamundra- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ LA First Preference: Cootamundra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cootamundra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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[1] "Cootamundra". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[2] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[Green_Cootamundra-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cootamundra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[Redistribution-4] "Overview of Determinations". NSW 2013 Redistribution. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016.

[5] "Cootamundra- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[6] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[7] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[8] LA First Preference: Cootamundra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[9] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Cootamundra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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