This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Don Dobie Liberal 1969–1972
  Ray Thorburn Labor 1972–1975
  Don Dobie Liberal 1975–1996
  Stephen Mutch Liberal 1996–1998
  Bruce Baird Liberal 1998–2007
  Scott Morrison Liberal 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Cook[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 54,322 55.53 −8.17
Labor Simon Earle 24,444 24.99 +1.89
Greens Catherine Dyson 9,685 9.90 +3.09
One Nation Gaye Cameron 4,985 5.10 +1.61
United Australia Jacqueline Guinane 4,381 4.48 +3.27
Total formal votes 97,817 95.60 +1.73
Informal votes 4,498 4.40 −1.73
Turnout 102,315 92.83 −0.82
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 61,080 62.44 −6.58
Labor Simon Earle 36,737 37.56 +6.58
Liberal hold Swing −6.58

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Cook[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 59,895 63.70 +5.35
Labor Simon O'Brien 21,718 23.10 −3.47
Greens Jon Doig 6,406 6.81 +0.03
One Nation Gaye Cameron 3,277 3.49 +3.49
United Australia John McSweyn 1,135 1.21 +1.21
Christian Democrats Roger Bolling 1,041 1.11 −3.74
Conservative National Peter Kelly 551 0.59 +0.59
Total formal votes 94,023 93.87 −0.96
Informal votes 6,141 6.13 +0.96
Turnout 100,164 93.65 +1.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 64,894 69.02 +3.63
Labor Simon O'Brien 29,129 30.98 −3.63
Liberal hold Swing +3.63

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Cook[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 53,321 58.35 −1.41
Labor David Atkins 24,283 26.57 +0.44
Greens Nathan Hunt 6,198 6.78 +0.89
Christian Democrats George Capsis 4,430 4.85 +2.87
Independent John Brett 3,153 3.45 +3.45
Total formal votes 91,385 94.83 +1.95
Informal votes 4,983 5.17 −1.95
Turnout 96,368 92.36 −2.58
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 59,760 65.39 −0.32
Labor David Atkins 31,625 34.61 +0.32
Liberal hold Swing −0.32

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Cook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 55,707 60.35 +2.47
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 22,850 24.76 −4.05
Greens Mithra Cox 6,058 6.56 −1.17
Palmer United Matthew Palise 3,765 4.08 +4.08
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,981 2.15 +0.23
Independent Graeme Strang 1,321 1.43 −0.32
Australia First Jim Saleam 617 0.67 +0.67
Total formal votes 92,299 94.08 −0.11
Informal votes 5,813 5.92 +0.11
Turnout 98,112 94.17 −0.25
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 61,244 66.35 +3.69
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 31,055 33.65 −3.69
Liberal hold Swing +3.69

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Cook[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 51,852 57.88 +5.73
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 25,806 28.81 −7.46
Greens Naomi Waizer 6,924 7.73 +1.54
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,722 1.92 −0.38
Independent Graeme Strang 1,568 1.75 +1.01
One Nation Richard Putral 997 1.11 −0.09
Family First Merelyn Foy 719 0.80 +0.08
Total formal votes 89,588 94.19 −2.00
Informal votes 5,528 5.81 +2.00
Turnout 95,116 94.41 −2.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 56,138 62.66 +6.32
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 33,450 37.34 −6.32
Liberal hold Swing +6.32

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Morrison 45,116 52.40 −5.11
Labor Mark Buttigieg 30,921 35.91 +7.69
Greens Naomi Waizer 5,342 6.20 −0.82
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,929 2.24 −0.17
One Nation Richard Putral 1,116 1.30 −0.63
Independent Graeme Strang 693 0.80 +0.23
Family First Ari Katsoulas 596 0.69 +0.69
Independent Patricia Poulos 394 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 86,107 96.13 +1.59
Informal votes 3,465 3.87 −1.59
Turnout 89,572 95.91 −0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Scott Morrison 48,711 56.57 −6.71
Labor Mark Buttigieg 37,395 43.43 +6.71
Liberal hold Swing −6.71

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Baird 43,161 58.03 +1.81
Labor Mark Buttigieg 20,593 27.69 +1.20
Greens Corey Birtles 5,144 6.92 +3.36
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,735 2.33 +0.65
One Nation Andy Frew 1,582 2.13 −3.84
No GST Peter Phillips 1,035 1.39 +1.39
Democrats David Mendelssohn 661 0.89 −2.88
Independent Graeme Strang 466 0.63 +0.06
Total formal votes 74,377 94.47 −0.88
Informal votes 4,350 5.53 +0.88
Turnout 78,727 95.22 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Baird 47,470 63.82 −0.18
Labor Mark Buttigieg 26,907 36.18 +0.18
Liberal hold Swing −0.18

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Baird 41,959 56.22 +6.14
Labor Peri Young 19,768 26.49 −4.60
One Nation Andy Frew 4,453 5.97 −2.36
Democrats Alison Bailey 2,815 3.77 −0.50
Greens Cathy Peters-Power 2,655 3.56 +1.38
Christian Democrats Malcolm Smith 1,256 1.68 +0.43
Against Further Immigration Peter James 852 1.14 +1.14
Independent Patricia Poulos 453 0.61 +0.61
Independent Graeme Strang 423 0.57 +0.57
Total formal votes 74,634 95.35 −0.62
Informal votes 3,640 4.65 +0.62
Turnout 78,274 96.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Baird 47,768 64.00 +4.63
Labor Peri Young 26,866 36.00 −4.63
Liberal hold Swing +4.63

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Baird 37,075 50.22 −4.88
Labor Peri Young 22,850 30.95 −0.44
One Nation Gareth Kimberley 6,144 8.32 +8.32
Democrats Terri Richardson 3,147 4.26 −3.86
Greens John Kaye 1,556 2.11 +2.11
Unity Zanthe Abdurahman 1,103 1.49 +1.49
Independent Darren Boehm 997 1.35 +1.35
Christian Democrats Malcolm Smith 948 1.28 +1.28
Total formal votes 73,820 95.97 −1.55
Informal votes 3,103 4.03 +1.55
Turnout 76,923 95.28 −1.49
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Baird 43,510 58.94 −3.34
Labor Peri Young 30,310 41.06 +3.34
Liberal hold Swing −3.34

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Mutch 41,601 55.10 +5.52
Labor Mark McGrath 23,704 31.40 −9.07
Democrats Terri Richardson 6,130 8.12 +5.12
Reclaim Australia Janey Woodger 2,988 3.96 +3.96
Independent James Ian McDonald 1,078 1.43 +1.43
Total formal votes 75,501 97.52 +0.01
Informal votes 1,922 2.48 −0.01
Turnout 77,423 96.77 −0.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stephen Mutch 46,791 62.28 +8.81
Labor Mark McGrath 28,343 37.72 −8.81
Liberal hold Swing +8.81

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 36,524 49.58 +0.11
Labor Noreen Solomon 29,806 40.46 +5.87
Independent Alex Elphinston 2,300 3.12 +3.12
Democrats Terri Richardson 2,212 3.00 −6.94
Call to Australia Warren Kinny 1,813 2.46 +2.46
Natural Law Julie Atkinson 530 0.72 +0.72
Confederate Action Tom Thompson 479 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 73,664 97.51 −0.18
Informal votes 1,882 2.49 +0.18
Turnout 75,546 96.79
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 39,367 53.47 −2.95
Labor Noreen Solomon 34,261 46.53 +2.95
Liberal hold Swing −2.95

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 32,654 50.2 −3.5
Labor Paul Smith 22,034 33.9 −6.5
Democrats Terri Richardson 6,368 9.8 +3.9
Independent Dennis Ralph 2,644 4.1 +4.1
Centre Unity Party Patricia Poulos 1,342 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 65,042 97.7
Informal votes 1,549 2.3
Turnout 66,591 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 37,142 57.3 +1.2
Labor Paul Smith 27,721 42.7 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 34,590 53.7 +1.2
Labor Michael Addison 25,987 40.4 −1.4
Democrats Mark Freeman 3,805 5.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 64,382 96.9
Informal votes 2,083 3.1
Turnout 66,465 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 36,092 56.1 +0.7
Labor Michael Addison 28,290 43.9 −0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 32,915 52.5 +3.0
Labor Peter McIlwaine 26,153 41.8 −6.9
Democrats Brett Gooley 3,572 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 62,640 95.6
Informal votes 2,891 4.4
Turnout 65,531 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 34,699 55.4 +4.8
Labor Peter McIlwaine 27,941 44.6 −4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Addison 34,803 49.2 +8.5
Liberal Don Dobie 34,666 49.0 −3.1
Progress Henry Soper 1,213 1.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 70,682 98.6
Informal votes 1,022 1.4
Turnout 71,704 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 35,415 50.1 −5.0
Labor Michael Addison 35,267 49.9 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 36,347 52.1 +0.5
Labor Ray Thorburn 28,422 40.7 +3.8
Democrats Alexander Kiss 4,391 6.3 −4.1
Progress Henry Soper 654 0.9 −0.2
Total formal votes 69,814 98.2
Informal votes 1,295 1.8
Turnout 71,109 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 55.1 −3.2
Labor Ray Thorburn 44.9 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 35,648 51.6 −4.4
Labor Ray Thorburn 25,511 36.9 −3.6
Democrats Walter Day 7,162 10.4 +10.4
Progress Henry Soper 791 1.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 69,112 98.5
Informal votes 1,024 1.5
Turnout 70,136 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 58.3 +0.5
Labor Ray Thorburn 41.7 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 34,334 56.0 +7.3
Labor Ray Thorburn 24,857 40.5 −8.0
Workers Robert Schollbach 924 1.5 +1.5
Australia Marjorie Gray 714 1.2 −1.4
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 376 0.6 +0.6
Independent Philip O'Neill 105 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 61,310 98.6
Informal votes 863 1.4
Turnout 62,173 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 57.8 +8.3
Labor Ray Thorburn 42.2 −8.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 29,142 48.7 +3.2
Labor Ray Thorburn 29,008 48.5 +2.0
Australia Milo Dunphy 1,555 2.6 −1.5
Independent Ronald Gallagher 167 0.3 +0.0
Total formal votes 59,872 99.0
Informal votes 587 1.0
Turnout 60,459 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Thorburn 30,265 50.5 −0.2
Liberal Don Dobie 29,607 49.5 +0.2
Labor hold Swing −0.2

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ray Thorburn 25,037 46.5 +2.9
Liberal Don Dobie 24,527 45.5 −3.6
Australia Marjorie Gray 2,230 4.1 +2.3
Democratic Labor Bernard Forshaw 1,232 2.3 +2.3
Def. of Govt Schools Judith Sainsbury 674 1.3 +1.3
Independent Ronald Gallagher 153 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 53,853 98.5
Informal votes 800 1.5
Turnout 54,653 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Thorburn 27,298 50.7 +3.5
Liberal Don Dobie 26,555 49.3 −3.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don Dobie 24,997 49.2 −5.9
Labor Cliff Mallam 22,192 43.6 +1.2
Independent Robin Alleway 2,766 5.4 +5.4
Australia Bernard Walrut 907 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 50,862 98.5
Informal votes 797 1.5
Turnout 51,659 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Dobie 26,861 52.8 −4.5
Labor Cliff Mallam 24,001 47.2 +4.5
Liberal notional hold Swing −4.5

References

  1. ^ Cook, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Cook, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Cook, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Cook, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Cook". AEC.
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