Division of Cook

The Division of Cook is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1969 and is named for James Cook, who mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770. It is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, including Caringbah, Cronulla, Miranda and Sylvania. 

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Don Dobie Liberal 1969–1972  Ray Thorburn Labor 1972–1975  Don Dobie Liberal 1975–1996  Stephen Mutch Liberal 1996–1998  Bruce Baird Liberal 1998–2007   Scott Morrison Liberal 2007–2024  Simon Kennedy Liberal 2024–present

In 2007 there were claims that the Liberal candidate Michael Towke had broken party rules and not told the truth about himself.  These claims were later found to be not true.Sheehan, Paul. Nasty saga you nearly missed. The Sydney Morning Herald, 2009-10-26.  Towke lost his Liberal party position and was replaced with Scott Morrison, former director of the New South Wales Liberal Party. In 2013, Morrison became the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Cook – Australian Electoral Commission
 Scott Morrison's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales
Category:1969 establishments in Australia