Electoral results for the district of Cook

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Cook in Queensland state elections.

Members for Cook

First incarnation (1876–1878, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Edward Murphy Unaligned 1876–1878
Second incarnation (1878–1888, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Walsh Unaligned 1878–1883
  Frederick Cooper Unaligned 1878–1884
  John Hamilton Ministerialist 1883–1888
  Thomas Campbell Unaligned 1884–1885
  Charles Lumley Hill Unaligned 1885–1888
Third incarnation (1888–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Hamilton Ministerialist 1888–1904
  John Hargreaves Ministerialist 1904–1907
  Henry Douglas Ministerialist / Opposition /
Independent Opposition /
Ministerialist / Liberal
1907–1915
  Henry Ryan Labor 1915–1929
  James Kenny Country and Progressive National 1929–1935
  Harold Collins Labor 1935–1950
  Carlisle Wordsworth Country 1950–1953
  Bunny Adair Labor 1953–1957
  Queensland Labor 1957–1963
  Independent 1963–1969
  Bill Wood Labor 1969–1972
  Edwin Wallis-Smith Labor 1972–1974
  Eric Deeral National 1974–1977
  Bob Scott Labor 1977–1989
  Steve Bredhauer Labor 1989–2004
  Jason O'Brien Labor 2004–2012
  David Kempton Liberal National 2012–2015
  Billy Gordon Labor 2015
  Independent 2015–2017
  Cynthia Lui Labor 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Queensland state election: Cook[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cynthia Lui 10,363 40.02 −0.08
Liberal National Ed (Nipper) Brown 6,241 24.10 +6.35
Katter's Australian Tanika Parker 4,458 17.22 +0.24
One Nation Brett (Beaver) Neal 1,717 6.63 −11.78
Greens Deby Ruddell 1,306 5.04 −1.71
Independent Yodie Batzke 1,000 3.86 +3.86
NQ First Desmond Tayley 624 2.41 +2.41
United Australia Stephen Goulmy 184 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 25,893 95.69 −0.04
Informal votes 1,167 4.31 +0.04
Turnout 27,060 79.79 −1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cynthia Lui 14,567 56.26 +0.42
Liberal National Ed (Nipper) Brown 11,326 43.74 +43.74
Labor hold  

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Queensland state election: Cook[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cynthia Lui 10,105 40.1 −0.3
One Nation Jen Sackley 4,639 18.4 +18.4
Liberal National Penny Johnson 4,475 17.8 −15.9
Katter's Australian Gordon Rasmussen 4,278 17.0 +4.5
Greens Brynn Mathews 1,703 6.8 +1.4
Total formal votes 25,200 95.7 −2.3
Informal votes 1,124 4.3 +2.3
Turnout 26,324 81.3 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Cynthia Lui 14,071 55.8 −1.0
One Nation Jen Sackley 11,129 44.2 +44.2
Labor hold Swing−1.0
2015 Queensland state election: Cook[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Gordon 10,119 40.41 +7.99
Liberal National David Kempton 8,424 33.64 −3.87
Katter's Australian Lee Marriott 3,134 12.52 −9.83
Palmer United Jason Booth 1,678 6.70 +6.70
Greens Daryl Desjardin 1,353 5.40 −0.10
Independent Michaelangelo Newie 332 1.33 +1.33
Total formal votes 25,040 98.05 −0.44
Informal votes 497 1.95 +0.44
Turnout 25,537 86.24 −0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Billy Gordon 12,527 56.77 +10.20
Liberal National David Kempton 9,540 43.23 −10.20
Labor gain from Liberal National Swing+10.20
2012 Queensland state election: Cook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National David Kempton 8,832 37.51 -4.90
Labor Jason O'Brien 7,634 32.42 -13.63
Katter's Australian Lachlan Bensted 5,261 22.34 +22.34
Greens George Riley 1,295 5.50 -1.15
One Nation James Evans 524 2.23 +2.23
Total formal votes 23,546 98.49 +0.29
Informal votes 361 1.51 -0.29
Turnout 23,907 86.26 +0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National David Kempton 10,563 53.43 +5.67
Labor Jason O'Brien 9,205 46.57 -5.67
Liberal National gain from Labor Swing+5.67

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Queensland state election: Cook[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 10,456 46.0 -4.3
Liberal National Craig Batchelor 9,629 42.4 +12.7
Greens Neville St John-Wood 1,510 6.7 -0.3
Independent Michaelangelo Newie 1,111 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 22,706 98.1
Informal votes 417 1.9
Turnout 23,123 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 11,217 52.2 -9.2
Liberal National Craig Batchelor 10,253 47.8 +9.2
Labor hold Swing-9.2
2006 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 9,806 57.8 +15.8
National Peter Scott 5,400 31.8 +0.8
Greens Neville St John-Wood 1,767 10.4 +3.7
Total formal votes 16,973 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 334 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 17,307 82.4 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 10,661 65.1 +7.6
National Peter Scott 5,709 34.9 -7.6
Labor hold Swing+7.6
2004 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jason O'Brien 7,346 42.0 -21.8
National Graham Elmes 5,420 31.0 +15.5
Independent Bruce Gibson 2,572 14.7 +14.7
Greens Neville St John-Wood 1,167 6.7 +6.7
One Nation David Ballestrin 966 5.5 -15.1
Total formal votes 17,471 98.3 +0.0
Informal votes 294 1.7 -0.0
Turnout 17,765 84.3 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jason O'Brien 8,746 57.5 -15.4
National Graham Elmes 6,477 42.5 +42.5
Labor hold Swing-15.4
2001 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 10,727 63.8 +10.4
One Nation Alan Webb 3,465 20.6 +0.5
National Lloyd Hollingsworth 2,610 15.5 -1.4
Total formal votes 16,802 98.3
Informal votes 282 1.7
Turnout 17,084 87.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 11,175 72.9 +7.8
One Nation Alan Webb 4,162 27.1 -7.8
Labor hold Swing+7.8

Elections in the 1990s

1998 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 8,370 54.6 +2.1
One Nation Carmel Mitchell 3,124 20.4 +20.4
National Terry Cranwell 2,989 19.5 -16.6
Independent Edgar Williams 482 3.1 -3.4
Reform Smiley Burnett 351 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 15,316 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 218 1.4 -0.6
Turnout 15,534 86.8 +3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 9,507 65.5 +7.8
One Nation Carmel Mitchell 5,002 34.5 +34.5
Labor hold Swing+7.8
1995 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 7,603 52.6 +3.6
National Terry Cranwell 5,220 36.1 +11.1
Independent Edgar Williams 945 6.5 +6.5
Democrats Trevor Tim 689 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 14,457 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 297 2.0 -0.4
Turnout 14,754 83.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 8,118 57.7 -4.5
National Terry Cranwell 5,953 42.3 +4.5
Labor hold Swing-4.5
1992 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 6,794 49.0 +2.8
National John Weightman 3,465 25.0 -1.1
Liberal David Spanagel 1,321 9.5 +1.4
Independent David Byrne 1,000 7.2 -0.1
Independent George Villaflor 586 4.2 +4.2
Indigenous Peoples Merv Gibson 373 2.7 +2.7
Indigenous Peoples Norman Johnson 180 1.3 +1.3
Independent Anton Castro 141 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 13,860 97.6
Informal votes 343 2.4
Turnout 14,203 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 7,883 62.2 +4.1
National John Weightman 4,794 37.8 -4.1
Labor hold Swing+4.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Bredhauer 4,305 43.1 -23.5
National Lester Rosendale 2,208 22.1 -11.3
Independent David Byrne 979 9.8 +9.8
Independent James Akee 910 9.1 +9.1
Liberal Bill Rutherford 706 7.1 +7.1
Independent Dan Paterson 564 5.7 +5.7
Independent Norman Johnson 313 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 9,985 92.8 -3.0
Informal votes 769 7.2 +3.0
Turnout 10,754 80.6 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bredhauer 5,881 58.9 -7.7
National Lester Rosendale 4,104 41.1 +7.7
Labor hold Swing-7.7
1986 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 5,629 66.7 +1.3
National Getano Lui 2,816 33.3 -1.3
Total formal votes 8,445 95.8
Informal votes 372 4.2
Turnout 8,817 82.3
Labor hold Swing+1.3
1983 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 5,373 63.5 +3.7
National Patrick Killoran 1,779 21.0 -9.8
National James Wilkinson 1,309 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 8,461 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 171 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 8,632 84.0 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 5,373 63.5 +1.1
National Patrick Killoran 3,088 36.5 -1.1
Labor hold Swing+1.1
1980 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 4,263 59.8 +11.4
National D.A. Young 1,282 18.0 -23.2
National Justin Smith 912 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Evelyn Scott 669 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 7,126 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 155 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 7,281 81.3 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 4,447 62.4 +8.5
National D.A. Young 2,679 37.6 -8.5
Labor hold Swing+8.5

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 3,317 48.4 +12.8
National Eric Deeral 2,841 41.5 +19.0
Australian Advancement Party Ted Loban 690 10.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 6,848 97.8
Informal votes 154 2.2
Turnout 7,002 82.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Scott 3,693 53.9 +6.5
National Eric Deeral 3,155 46.1 -6.5
Labor gain from National Swing+6.5
1974 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Scott 2,339 35.6 -15.2
National Eric Deeral 1,477 22.5 +22.5
National Terrence Mahoney 1,394 21.2 +21.2
Independent Percy Trezise 566 8.6 +8.6
Liberal Keith Hollands 466 7.1 +7.1
Australian Advancement Patrick O'Shane 217 3.3 +3.3
Independent Graham Gordon 115 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 6,574 94.2 -2.7
Informal votes 403 5.8 +2.7
Turnout 6,977 84.3 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eric Deeral 3,459 52.6 +6.8
Labor Bob Scott 3,115 47.4 -6.8
National gain from Labor Swing+6.8
1972 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,071 50.8 -2.1
Country Graham Gordon 1,749 28.9 -10.6
Queensland Labor Benjamin Nona 1,221 20.2 +18.3
Total formal votes 6,041 96.9
Informal votes 194 3.1
Turnout 6,235 84.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edwin Wallis-Smith 3,277 54.2 +0.9
Country Graham Gordon 2,764 45.8 -0.9
Labor hold Swing+0.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Wood 6,154 52.9 +8.1
Country James Bidner 4,593 39.5 +39.5
Independent John Allan 507 4.4 +4.4
Queensland Labor Thomas White 227 1.9 +1.9
Independent Ernest Hall 146 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 11,627 96.4 -2.1
Informal votes 435 3.6 +2.1
Turnout 12,062 90.0 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Wood 6,522 56.1 +11.3
Country James Bidner 5,105 43.9 +43.9
Labor gain from Independent Swing+11.3
1966 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bunny Adair 6,097 55.2 +0.5
Labor Jack Bethel 4,951 44.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 11,048 98.5 +0.8
Informal votes 172 1.5 -0.8
Turnout 11,220 91.3 +0.2
Independent hold Swing+0.5
1963 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bunny Adair 4,687 54.7 +54.7
Labor Jack Bethel 3,875 45.3 +10.1
Total formal votes 8,562 97.7 -1.2
Informal votes 199 2.3 +1.2
Turnout 8,761 91.1 +1.2
Independent gain from Queensland Labor SwingN/A
1960 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 3,063 39.2
Labor John Bethel 2,753 35.2
Country William Simms 2,003 25.6
Total formal votes 7,819 98.9
Informal votes 88 1.1
Turnout 7,907 89.9
Queensland Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Queensland Labor Bunny Adair 4,013 44.2 +44.2
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,463 38.1 +1.7
Labor Seymour Chataway 1,607 17.7 -45.9
Total formal votes 9,083 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 82 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 9,165 92.7 +3.5
Queensland Labor gain from Labor SwingN/A
1956 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunny Adair 5,433 63.6 +10.5
Country John Crossland 3,110 36.4 -10.5
Total formal votes 8,543 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 103 1.2 0.0
Turnout 8,646 89.2 -0.6
Labor hold Swing+10.5
1953 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunny Adair 4,135 53.1 +3.9
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,658 46.9 -3.9
Total formal votes 7,793 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 93 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 7,886 89.8 +1.6
Labor gain from Country Swing+3.9
1950 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Carlisle Wordsworth 3,811 50.8
Labor Jim Tully 3,690 49.2
Total formal votes 7,501 98.9
Informal votes 80 1.1
Turnout 7,581 88.2
Country gain from Labor Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,388 55.7 +1.1
Country Charles Griffin 3,485 44.3 +44.3
Total formal votes 7,873 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 125 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 7,998 88.9 +6.9
Labor hold Swing-10.1
1944 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 3,845 54.6 -2.4
People's Party Norman Fitchett 1,999 28.4 +28.4
Independent Labor Jack Meehan 1,205 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 7,049 98.3 +2.9
Informal votes 119 1.7 -2.9
Turnout 7,168 82.0 -7.0
Labor hold Swing+8.8
1941 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,388 57.0 -2.0
Country James McDonald 3,315 43.0 +9.2
Total formal votes 7,703 95.4 -2.6
Informal votes 368 4.6 +2.6
Turnout 8,071 89.0 -1.4
Labor hold Swing-6.5

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,485 59.0 +5.3
Country George Weaver 2,574 33.8 +7.8
Social Credit Joseph Mears 547 7.2 -13.1
Total formal votes 7,606 98.0 -0.4
Informal votes 157 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 7,763 90.4 -0.3
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,051 53.7
CPNP Ernest Atherton 1,965 26.0
Social Credit Richard Boorman 1,528 20.3
Total formal votes 7,544 98.4
Informal votes 122 1.6
Turnout 7,666 90.7
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Kenny 3,742 50.4
Labor William Gardner 3,684 49.6
Total formal votes 7,426 98.7
Informal votes 94 1.3
Turnout 7,520 92.9
CPNP hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Kenny 2,046 52.8 +14.8
Labor Harry Ryan 1,830 47.2 -14.8
Total formal votes 3,876 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 35 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 3,911 85.3 -0.9
CPNP gain from Labor Swing+14.8
1926 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Ryan 2,422 62.0 +10.2
CPNP Thomas Kilpatrick 1,760 38.0 -10.2
Total formal votes 3,909 98.5 -0.5
Informal votes 59 1.5 +0.5
Turnout 3,968 86.2 +9.3
Labor hold Swing+10.2
1923 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Ryan 1,888 51.8 -4.1
United Thomas Kilpatrick 1,760 48.2 +4.1
Total formal votes 3,648 99.0 +0.6
Informal votes 36 1.0 -0.6
Turnout 3,684 76.9 +4.2
Labor hold Swing-4.1
1920 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,475 55.9 -4.7
Northern Country Frederick Craig 1,166 44.1 +44.1
Total formal votes 2,641 98.4 -1.7
Informal votes 42 1.6 +1.7
Turnout 2,683 72.7 -1.4
Labor hold Swing-4.7

Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,621 60.6 +6.7
National Walter Anderson 1,054 39.4 -6.7
Total formal votes 2,675 96.7 -1.4
Informal votes 90 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 2,765 74.1 -11.1
Labor hold Swing+6.7
1915 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Ryan 1,407 53.9 +12.2
Liberal Henry Douglas 1,203 46.1 -12.2
Total formal votes 2,610 98.1 -1.0
Informal votes 50 1.9 +1.0
Turnout 2,660 85.2 +8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+12.2
1912 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Douglas 1,393 58.3
Labor Harry Ryan 996 41.7
Total formal votes 2,389 99.2
Informal votes 20 0.8
Turnout 2,409 76.9
Liberal hold Swing

References

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  2. 2017 State General Election - Cook - District Summary, ECQ.
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