# Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until its abolition in 1955. For the later division of Cook, see Electoral results for the Division of Cook.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| James Catts | Labor | 1906–1922 |
| James Catts | Majority Labor | 1922–1922 |
| Edward Riley | Labor | 1922–1934 |
| Jock Garden | Labor (NSW) | 1934–1936 |
| Jock Garden | Labor | 1936–1937 |
| Tom Sheehan | Labor | 1937–1940 |
| Tom Sheehan | Labor (N-C) | 1940–1941 |
| Tom Sheehan | Labor | 1941–1955 |
| Jim Cope | Labor | 1955–1955 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

1955 Cook by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Cope | 21,411 | 86.8 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | John Somerville-Smith | 3,248 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,659 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 814 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,473 | 76.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.6 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 26,841 | 83.4 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Percy Staines | 2,868 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Communist | Harry Hatfield | 2,465 | 7.7 | −0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,174 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 851 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,025 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | | 90.4 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Percy Staines | | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 27,637 | 78.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Roy Hatfield | 4,790 | 13.5 | −2.8 |
| | Communist | Harry Hatfield | 2,976 | 8.4 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,403 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 965 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,368 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | | 85.7 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Roy Hatfield | | 34.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 27,485 | 75.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Davis | 5,970 | 16.3 | +3.9 |
| | Lang Labor | John Eldridge | 1,920 | 5.2 | −9.5 |
| | Communist | Mervyn Pidcock | 1,276 | 3.5 | −2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,651 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,174 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,825 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | | 82.1 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Davis | | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 38,407 | 65.1 | −3.8 |
| | Lang Labor | Arthur Brittain | 8,423 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal | Frank Preacher | 7,306 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Communist | Lance Sharkey | 4,341 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | Frederick Fairbrother | 559 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,036 | 96.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,441 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,477 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | | 73.4 | −3.0 |
| | Lang Labor | Arthur Brittain | | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.0 | |

#### 1943

1943 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 39,653 | 68.9 | +36.3 |
| | State Labor | Sid Conway | 12,131 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| | One Parliament | Albert Jones | 3,238 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Protestant Labor | Cyril Glassop | 2,557 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,579 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,986 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,565 | 98.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | | 76.4 | +40.0 |
| | State Labor | Sid Conway | | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Swing | +40.0 | |

#### 1940

1940 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (N-C) | Tom Sheehan | 31,625 | 58.4 | +58.4 |
| | Labor | Jock Garden | 17,634 | 32.6 | −37.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Cyril Glassop | 4,901 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,160 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,041 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,201 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (N-C) | Tom Sheehan | | 63.6 | +63.6 |
| | Labor | Jock Garden | | 36.4 | −33.9 |
| | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Swing | +33.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Sheehan | 38,201 | 70.3 | +45.2 |
| | Independent Labor | Cyril Glassop | 16,125 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,642 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,316 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,642 | 97.0 | |
| | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | +78.6 | |

#### 1934

1934 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jock Garden | 27,020 | 52.2 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 12,993 | 25.1 | −1.8 |
| | United Australia | Francis Donnan | 8,029 | 15.5 | −7.7 |
| | Social Credit | Florence Cochrane | 2,409 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Communist | Tom Wright | 1,315 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,766 | 94.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,092 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,858 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (NSW) | Jock Garden | | 58.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | | 41.7 | −6.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

#### 1931

1931 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jock Garden | 19,352 | 47.9 | +47.9 |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 12,531 | 31.0 | −53.2 |
| | United Australia | Charles Robinson | 7,986 | 19.8 | +4.0 |
| | Communist | Tom Wright | 536 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,405 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,063 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,468 | 96.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 20,560 | 50.9 | −33.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jock Garden | 19,845 | 49.1 | +49.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −33.3 | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 34,221 | 84.2 | +8.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Pickup | 6,409 | 15.8 | −8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,630 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,263 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,893 | 95.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1928

1928 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 28,326 | 75.5 | +7.7 |
| | Nationalist | Humphrey Earl | 9,197 | 24.5 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,523 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,202 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,725 | 95.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

#### 1925

1925 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 25,764 | 67.8 | +2.8 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Philip | 12,229 | 32.2 | +11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,993 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 764 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,757 | 92.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.9 | |

#### 1922

1922 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edward Riley | 14,644 | 65.0 | +2.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Pritchard | 4,749 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| | Majority Labor | James Catts | 3,122 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,515 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,085 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,600 | 57.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edward Riley | | 74.9 | +9.0 |
| | Nationalist | William Pritchard | | 25.1 | −9.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Catts | 14,559 | 62.3 | −2.1 |
| | Nationalist | George Holt | 7,248 | 31.0 | −4.6 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | William McCristal | 1,562 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,369 | 90.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,540 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,909 | 66.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Catts | | 65.7 | +1.3 |
| | Nationalist | George Holt | | 34.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

#### 1917

1917 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Catts | 18,101 | 64.4 | +3.7 |
| | Nationalist | Richard Sleath | 9,985 | 35.6 | −1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,086 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 950 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,036 | 70.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Catts | 16,568 | 60.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Yarrington | 10,197 | 37.4 | −1.6 |
| | Socialist | Emily Paul | 509 | 1.9 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,274 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,903 | 60.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Catts | 17,271 | 58.7 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | David Doull | 11,473 | 39.0 | +0.0 |
| | Socialist | Tom Walsh | 661 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,405 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 942 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,347 | 71.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Catts | 14,021 | 64.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | William Clegg | 7,856 | 35.9 | −11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,877 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 319 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,196 | 65.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Cook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Catts | 8,563 | 53.0 |
| | Anti-Socialist | John Hindle | 7,591 | 47.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,154 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,725 | 52.5 |
| | Labour notional hold | Labour notional hold | Swing | |