Electoral district of Sydney-Cook explained

Sydney-Cook was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after James Cook.^{[1] [2]}

Members for Cook

Member		Party	Term
		Samuel Whiddon		1894–1901
				1901–1904

History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sydney-Cook.^[3] Sydney-Cook consisted of a southern part of the four member district of South Sydney.^[4] It was in southern Surry Hills bounded by Foveaux Street in the north, Cleveland Street in the south and Elizabeth Street in the west, while the eastern boundary was a dog-leg from Riley Street south to Tudor Street, east via Davies Street and Nobbs Street and then South Dowling Street.^[5] In 1904, it was replaced by Surry Hills.

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Cook.

Notes and References

1. Green . Antony . Antony Green . Elections for the District of Sydney-Cook . DistrictIndexes . Sydney Cook . 2020-10-27.
2. Mr Samuel Thomas Whiddon (1848-1905) . 905 . Yes . 23 June 2019.
3. Web site: 1893 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
4. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 6682 . Trove.
5. News: Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts . . 5 October 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 7753 . Trove.