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Electoral district of Cook's River

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Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Australian electorate
Cook's River
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1941
Abolished1973
NamesakeCooks River
DemographicUrban
Electorates around Cook's River:
MarrickvilleRedfernRedfern
Dulwich Hill
Earlwood
Cook's RiverBotany/Maroubra
RockdaleSutherlandBotany/Maroubra

Cook's River was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofNew South Wales, created in 1941 and named after inner southwesternSydney'sCooks River. It was abolished in 1973.[1][2][3]

History

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Cook's River was created by the 1940 redistribution, in which thedistrict of Arncliffe was abolished, with Cook's River absorbing east Arncliffe andRockdale absorbing the balance.[4] Cook's River also included the suburbs ofErskinville,Mascot,St Peters andTempe.Joseph Cahill was the member for Arncliffe and elected to contest Cook's River.

Cook's River was abolished at the 1973 redistribution and was divided between Rockdale and the newdistrict of Heffron.[5] The member forMarrickville,Norm Ryan, stood aside so that Tom Cahill could contest that seat.

Members for Cook's River

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MemberPartyTerm
 Joseph CahillLabor1941–1959
 Tom CahillLabor1959–1973

Election results

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Main article:Electoral results for the district of Cook's River
This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Cook's River.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborTom Cahill17,42766.1+1.0
LiberalKenneth McKimm8,92033.9−1.0
Total formal votes26,34796.3
Informal votes1,0103.7
Turnout27,35792.2
LaborholdSwing+1.0

References

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  1. ^Green, Antony."Elections for the District of Cook's River".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved1 September 2019.
  2. ^"Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved5 May 2019.
  3. ^"Mr Thomas James Cahill (1924-1983)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved13 May 2019.
  4. ^"1940 Redistribution".Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived fromthe original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^"1973 Redistribution".Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived fromthe original on 23 June 2015.
  6. ^Green, Antony."1971 Cooks River".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved4 May 2020.
Labor (46)
Coalition (35)
Liberal (24)
National (11)
Greens (3)
Independent (9)
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