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Ed Cocks

Ed Cocks

Australian politician

Ed Cocks (born 1979)[1] is a member of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the Canberra Liberals.

Quick Facts MLA, Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee ...

A public servant working for the Health Department, Cocks ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly at the 2016 ACT election and for the federal seat of Bean in 2019.[2] He ran again for Murrumbidgee at the 2020 ACT election. Although not successful at the election, he was elected in a countback on 20 June 2022 following Giulia Jones's resignation.[3]

On the 4th of July 2022, Ed was appointed by Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee as Shadow Minister of Mental Health, Jobs and Workplace Affairs and Regulatory Services.[4]

As of 2024, Ed Cocks is the only current member of the ACT Legislative Assembly that uses his first name rather than surname in his official email address. [5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ed Cocks". smartvote Australia. Australian National University.
  2. [2]
    Green, Antony (2020). "Murrumbidgee". ABC Elections.
  3. [3]
    "Casual vacancy countback result: Mr Ed Cocks to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Electoral Commission. 20 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Ed Cocks appointed to shadow ministry". Canberra CityNews. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Cocks-Ed". Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.


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