Division of Cooper

The Division of Cooper is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It takes in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The division was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election, with Ged Kearney of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) elected as its inaugural member of parliament. She had previously represented the Division of Batman since the 2018 by-election.

Cooper
Australian House of Representatives Division
Location of Cooper (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
Created2019
MPGed Kearney
PartyLabor
NamesakeWilliam Cooper
Electors110,786 (2019)
Area60 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

History
William Cooper, the division's namesake

The division is named in honour of the Aboriginal Australian political activist William Cooper (1861–1941).

The Division of Cooper was created in 2018 after the Australian Electoral Commission oversaw a mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria.[1] Cooper's geography mirrors almost entirely the Division of Batman, which it replaced in the redistribution.[2] Unlike Batman, Cooper includes parts of Coburg North which had previously belonged in the neighbouring division of Wills, though it no longer features parts of Thomastown, Bundoora and Clifton Hill.[2]

The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 0.6% margin over the Greens, when compared to the result for Batman at the 2016 federal election.[2] At the 2019 election incumbent Ged Kearney received a swing of over 13%pt making the seat once again safe for the ALP.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Ged Kearney
(1963–)		 Labor 18 May 2019 –
present		 Previously held the Division of Batman. Incumbent

Election Results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cooper
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Cooper[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Cooper[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ged Kearney 45,601 46.78 +11.73
Greens David Risstrom 20,605 21.14 −15.53
Liberal Andrew Bell 19,012 19.50 −0.20
Victorian Socialists Kath Larkin 4,125 4.23 +4.23
Animal Justice Nadine Richings 2,476 2.54 +0.87
Reason Sarah Russell 2,110 2.16 +2.16
United Australia Brett Nangle 1,892 1.94 +1.94
Independent Teresa van Lieshout 1,660 1.70 +1.70
Total formal votes 97,481 95.13 +2.77
Informal votes 4,986 4.87 −2.77
Turnout 102,467 92.45 +2.94
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ged Kearney 74,402 76.32 +4.23
Liberal Andrew Bell 23,079 23.68 −4.23
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ged Kearney 63,017 64.65 +13.38
Greens David Risstrom 34,464 35.35 −13.38
Labor hold Swing+13.38

References
  1. "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018.
  2. "2017-18 Federal Redistributions - Victoria". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018.
  3. Cooper, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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