Division of Cook (1906–1955)

The Division of Cook was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1906 and abolished in 1955. The Division was named for James Cook, who explored the east coast of Australia in 1770. It was located in the inner suburbs of Sydney, taking in the suburbs of Alexandria, Redfern and Surry Hills. It has been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but in the 1930s and 1940s it was fiercely contested between Federal Labor and Lang Labor factions of the party.

Cook
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1906
Abolished1955
NamesakeJames Cook

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  James Catts
(1877–1951)		 Labor 12 December 1906 –
April 1922		 Lost seat
  Majority Labor April 1922 –
16 December 1922
  Edward Riley
(1892–1969)		 Labor 16 December 1922 –
15 September 1934		 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Scullin. Lost seat
  Jock Garden
(1882–1968)		 Labor (NSW) 15 September 1934 –
February 1936		 Lost preselection and retired
  Labor February 1936 –
21 September 1937
  Tom Sheehan
(1891–1955)		 Labor 23 October 1937 –
2 May 1940		 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Curtin, Forde and Chifley. Died in office
  Labor (Non-Communist) 2 May 1940 –
February 1941
  Labor February 1941 –
26 March 1955
  Jim Cope
(1907–1999)		 Labor 21 May 1955 –
10 December 1955		 Transferred to the Division of Watson after Cook was abolished in 1955

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–55)

See also

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