| Cowper Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Cowper (green) within New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Luke Hartsuyker |
| Party: | National |
| Namesake: | Charles Cowper |
| Electors: | 92,767 |
| Area: | 7,911 km² (3,054 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Cowper is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. and is named for Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales. It is located on the north coast of New South Wales, and on its current boundaries takes in the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads. Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) since 1919. Its most prominent member has been Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939. Cowper is currently a marginal National Party seat.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Clarke | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Henry Lee | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1906 | |
| John Thomson | Protectionist | 1906–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1916 | ||
| Nationalist | 1916–1919 | ||
| Earle Page | Country | 1919–1961 | |
| Frank McGuren | Labor | 1961–1963 | |
| Ian Robinson | Country, National | 1963–1984 | |
| Garry Nehl | National | 1984–2001 | |
| Luke Hartsuyker | National | 2001–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Cowper | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Luke Hartsuyker | 39,444 | 46.54 | -3.92 | |
| Labor | Paul Sekfy | 32,276 | 38.08 | +6.43 | |
| Greens | John Carty | 9,359 | 11.04 | +2.15 | |
| Christian Democrats | Deborah Lions | 2,428 | 2.86 | +2.86 | |
| Family First | Flavia Arapi-Nunez | 759 | 0.90 | +0.70 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Leon A Belgrave | 491 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,757 | 96.02 | +0.36 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,510 | 3.98 | -0.36 | ||
| Turnout | 88,267 | 95.15 | +0.48 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | Luke Hartsuyker | 43,423 | 51.23 | -5.52 | |
| Labor | Paul Sekfy | 42,334 | 48.77 | +5.52 | |
| National hold | Swing | -5.52 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
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