Division of Cook (1906–1955) explained

Federal:yes
Cook
State:nsw
Created:1906
Abolished:1955
Namesake:James Cook

The Division of Cook was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1906 and abolished in 1955. The division was named for James Cook, who explored the east coast of Australia in 1770. It was located in the inner suburbs of Sydney, taking in the suburbs of Alexandria, Redfern and Surry Hills. It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but in the 1930s and 1940s it was fiercely contested between Federal Labor and Lang Labor factions of the party.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
 James Catts
Labornowrap 12 December 1906
April 1922
Lost seat
 nowrap Majority Labornowrap April 1922 –
16 December 1922
 Edward Riley
Labornowrap 16 December 1922
15 September 1934
Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Scullin. Lost seat
 Jock Garden
Labor (NSW)nowrap 15 September 1934
February 1936
Lost preselection and retired
 Labornowrap February 1936 –
21 September 1937
 Tom Sheehan
nowrap 23 October 1937
2 May 1940
Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Died in office
 nowrap Labor (Non-Communist)nowrap 2 May 1940 –
February 1941
 Labornowrap February 1941 –
26 March 1955
 Jim Cope
nowrap 21 May 1955
10 December 1955
Transferred to the Division of Watson after Cook was abolished in 1955

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–55).

See also