# Electoral results for the district of Cootamundra

Cootamundra, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1904 and was abolished in 1941, returning one member until 1920, three members from 1920 to 1927 and one member from 1927 to 1941. It was recreated in 2015.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | William Holman | Labor |
| 1906 by | | William Holman | Labor |
| 1907 | | William Holman | Labor |
| 1910 | | William Holman | Labor |
| 1913 | | William Holman | Labor |
| 1917 | | William Holman | Nationalist | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1920 | | Greg McGirr | Labor | | Peter Loughlin | Labor | | Hugh Main | Progressive |
| 1922 | | James McGirr | Labor | | Peter Loughlin | Labor | | Hugh Main | Progressive |
| 1925 | | Ken Hoad | Labor | | Peter Loughlin | Labor / Independent | | Hugh Main | Country |
| 1927 | | Ken Hoad | Labor |
| 1930 | | Ken Hoad | Labor |
| 1932 | | Bill Ross | Country |
| 1935 | | Bill Ross | Country |
| 1938 | | Bill Ross | Country |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2015 | | Katrina Hodgkinson | National |
| 2017 by | | Steph Cooke | National |
| 2019 | | Steph Cooke | National |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Steph Cooke | 34,470 | 70.6 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | Chris Dahlitz | 6,566 | 13.4 | −2.3 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Jake Cullen | 4,209 | 8.6 | −7.0 |
| | Greens | Jeffrey Passlow | 1,198 | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Robert Young | 1,113 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Brian Fisher | 674 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Chris O'Rourke | 618 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,848 | 97.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,143 | 2.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,991 | 89.2 | −2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Steph Cooke | 36,446 | 82.1 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Chris Dahlitz | 7,959 | 17.9 | −5.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Steph Cooke | 30,206 | 63.66 | −2.24 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Stadtmiller | 7,447 | 15.70 | +15.70 |
| | Labor | Mark Douglass | 7,302 | 15.39 | −10.59 |
| | Greens | Jeffrey Passlow | 1,380 | 2.91 | −0.57 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Joseph Costello | 660 | 1.39 | +1.39 |
| | Australia First | Jim Saleam | 453 | 0.95 | +0.95 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,448 | 97.30 | −0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,319 | 2.70 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,767 | 91.20 | −0.63 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Steph Cooke | 32,504 | 77.07 | +6.65 |
| | Labor | Mark Douglass | 9,673 | 22.93 | −6.65 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +6.65 | |

#### 2017 by-election

2017 Cootamundra by-election Saturday 14 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Steph Cooke | 21,093 | 46.2 | −19.6 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 10,930 | 24.0 | −2.0 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Stadtmiller | 10,621 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Christian Democrats | Philip Langfield | 1,273 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | Jeffrey Passlow | 1,238 | 2.7 | −0.8 |
| | Ind. Australia First | Jim Saleam | 453 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,608 | 97.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,057 | 2.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,665 | 87.2 | −4.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Steph Cooke | 24,114 | 60.5 | −10.0 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 15,769 | 39.5 | +10.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −10.0 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 31,080 | 65.9 | −8.8 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 12,253 | 26.0 | +9.3 |
| | Greens | Rod Therkelsen | 1,642 | 3.5 | −1.9 |
| | No Land Tax | Elio Cacciotti | 1,118 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Christian Democrats | Philip Langfield | 1,072 | 2.3 | −0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,165 | 97.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,305 | 2.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,470 | 91.8 | +1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 31,896 | 70.4 | −9.9 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 13,400 | 29.6 | +9.9 |
| | National notional hold | National notional hold | Swing | −9.9 | |
District recreated

#### 1941 - 2015

District abolished

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Ross | 6,698 | 51.2 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad | 6,382 | 48.8 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,080 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,285 | 96.5 | −1.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Ross | 6,863 | 52.7 | +2.4 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Ken Hoad | 6,167 | 47.3 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,030 | 98.5 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,225 | 97.8 | +0.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Ross | 6,312 | 50.3 | +9.5 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Ken Hoad | 5,471 | 43.6 | -14.9 |
| | Federal Labor | Thomas Lavelle | 765 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,548 | 99.1 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 0.9 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,660 | 97.3 | +0.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad | 6,981 | 58.5 |
| | Country | Bill Ross | 4,866 | 40.8 |
| | Communist | William Beverley | 84 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,931 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,140 | 96.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad | 6,293 | 50.3 | |
| | Country | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 6,207 | 49.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,500 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,629 | 85.0 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1925

1925 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 7,114 | | |
| | Labor | Peter Loughlin (elected 1) | 8,033 | 28.2 | +5.6 |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad (elected 3) | 4,157 | 14.6 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | Joseph Carney | 2,935 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Progressive | Hugh Main (elected 2) | 5,005 | 17.6 | -3.9 |
| | Progressive | Ernest Field | 1,435 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Progressive | Benjamin Witenden | 424 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Progressive | Eric Treatt | 213 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Nationalist | Angus Campbell | 3,789 | 13.3 | +1.0 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Todhunter | 895 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Nationalist | William Pinkstone | 603 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Protestant Labor | George Davey | 966 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,455 | 96.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 918 | 3.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,373 | 71.2 | +0.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 15,125 | 53.2 | +2.9 |
| | Progressive | | 7,077 | 24.9 | -9.3 |
| | Nationalist | | 5,287 | 18.6 | +3.7 |
| | Protestant Labor | | 966 | 3.4 | +3.4 |

#### 1922

1922 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Loughlin (elected 1) | 6,258 | 22.6 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | James McGirr (elected 3) | 5,577 | 20.1 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad | 2,097 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Progressive | Hugh Main (elected 2) | 5,966 | 21.5 | +7.5 |
| | Progressive | Frederick Tout | 2,455 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Progressive | Thomas Hough | 1,056 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Manning | 3,410 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Wilcox | 448 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Nationalist | George O'Brien | 268 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | William Lucas | 170 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,705 | 96.4 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,027 | 3.6 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,732 | 70.6 | +3.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,932 | 50.3 | -4.4 |
| | Progressive | | 9,477 | 34.2 | +6.3 |
| | Nationalist | | 4,126 | 14.9 | -2.5 |
| | Independent | William Lucas | 170 | 0.6 | +0.6 |

#### 1920

1920 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 6,325 | |
| | Labor | Greg McGirr (elected 1) | 6,895 | 27.3 |
| | Labor | Peter Loughlin (elected 2) | 6,498 | 25.7 |
| | Labor | Charles Trefle | 452 | 1.8 |
| | Progressive | Hugh Main (elected 3) | 3,537 | 14.0 |
| | Progressive | John Fitzpatrick | 1,831 | 7.2 |
| | Progressive | Hugh Brown | 1,681 | 6.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Holman (defeated) | 4,199 | 16.6 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur D'Arcy | 204 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,297 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,309 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,606 | 66.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,845 | 54.7 |
| | Progressive | | 7,049 | 27.9 |
| | Nationalist | | 4,403 | 17.4 |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Holman | 4,411 | 55.1 | +55.1 |
| | Labor | Patrick Minahan | 3,590 | 44.9 | -9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,001 | 99.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,052 | 70.3 | −6.6 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Holman | 5,028 | 54.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Thomas Spring | 4,157 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,185 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,258 | 76.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Holman | 3,551 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal Reform | Granville Ryrie | 3,316 | 48.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,867 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,928 | 71.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Holman | 3,005 | 52.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Alfred Conroy | 2,730 | 47.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,735 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,864 | 72.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1906 by-election

1906 Cootamundra by-election Saturday 28 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Holman (re-elected) | 2,296 | 57.8 | 0.0 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | John Fitzpatrick | 1,663 | 41.9 | |
| | Independent | John Norton | 13 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,972 | 98.2 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 1.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,044 | 58.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Holman | 2,559 | 57.8 | |
| | Progressive | John Barnes | 1,868 | 42.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,427 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,463 | 64.5 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |