Division of Cowper

The Division of Cowper is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was one of 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales. It is on the north coast of New South Wales, and includes the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Port Macquarie.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Francis Clarke Protectionist 1901–1903  Henry Lee Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1906 John Thomson Protectionist 1906–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1919  (Sir) Earle Page Country 1919–1961  Frank McGuren Labor 1961–1963  Ian Robinson Country 1963–1975  National Country 1975–1982  National 1982–1984  Garry Nehl National 1984–2001  Luke Hartsuyker National 2001–2019  Pat Conaghan National 2019–present

Its most famous member was Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939.
Election results

References

Other websites
 Australian Electoral Commission
 Luke Hartsuyker's website

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales
Category:1901 establishments in Australia