Electoral district of Cooper explained

Cooper
State:qld
Lifespan:2017–present
Mp:Jonty Bush
Mp-Party:Labor Party
Namesake:Lilian Violet Cooper
Area:63
Electors:37386
Electors Year:2020
Class:Outer-metropolitan
Coordinates:-27.4462°N 152.9353°W
Near-N:Ferny Grove
Near-Ne:Stafford
Near-E:McConnel
Near-Se:South Brisbane
Near-S:Maiwar
Near-Sw:Moggill
Near-W:Moggill
Near-Nw:Pine Rivers

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]

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.

Members for Cooper

MemberPartyTerm
 Kate JonesLabor2017–2020
 Jonty BushLabor2020–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Cooper.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Determination of Queensland’s Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts. Queensland Redistribution Commission. 26 May 2017. Queensland Government Gazette. 188. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029095929/http://ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/70956/26.5.17_Extraordinary-Gazette_QRC-Final-Determination.pdf. 29 October 2017. dead. 29 October 2017.