Electoral_district_of_Cook

Electoral district of Cook

Electoral district of Cook

State electoral district of Queensland, Australia

This article is about the state electorate. For the federal electorate, see Division of Cook.

Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia.

Quick Facts Cook Queensland—Legislative Assembly, State ...
Electoral map of Cook 2008

Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands. It is named after British navigator James Cook,[1] who charted the coast and landed on Possession Island – one of the Torres Strait islands – in 1770.

History

1883 election

In the 1883 election, there were four candidates for the (then) two-member electorate. They were:

Cooper and Hamilton were elected,[2] but there were allegations of "ballot stuffing", specifically that there were too many votes cast at the California Gully and Halpin's Creek polling stations given the number of electors. The unsuccessful candidates, Campbell and Hill, petitioned to overturn the ballot.[3] In December 1883, arrests were made in connection with the ballot stuffing.[4] On 4 March 1884, the Elections and Qualifications Committee determined that Frederick Cooper should not be elected and that Thomas Campbell should be elected instead.[5]

1884 by-election

On 4 August 1885, Thomas Campbell resigned after having been declared insolvent.[6] Charles Lumley Hill won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1885.[7]

1888 election

At the 1888 election, Cook returned to being a single-member electorate. Of the two sitting members, Hamilton contested the seat but Hill did not, saying that he was retiring from politics. However, Hill did not retire, but instead contested the election in Port Curtis, but he was unsuccessful. Hamilton was elected in Cook.[8][9][10]

Members for Cook

More information First incarnation (1876–1878, 1 member), Member ...

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cook
More information Party, Candidate ...
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Cook.[edit]

References

  1. [1]
    "History of Queensland electorate names" (PDF). Electoral Commission Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "POLITICAL". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 3 November 1883. p. 721. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    "HERBERTON". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 November 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "COLONIAL TELEGRAMS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] QUEENSLAND". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 18 December 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Telegraphic Intelligence". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. [6]
    "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 5 August 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Parliamentary Elections". Queensland Figaro and Punch. National Library of Australia. 19 September 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 14 May 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. [10]
    "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  11. [11]
    2020 State General Election – Cook – District Summary, ECQ.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Electoral_district_of_Cook, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.