Division of Cowper
Australian federal electoral division
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.[1] It is on the north coast of New South Wales, and includes the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads.[1][2]
| Cowper Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Cowper (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Luke Hartsuyker |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Charles Cowper |
| Electors | 94,654 (2010) |
| Area | 7,861 km2 (3,035.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
MembersEdit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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–present | |
Its most famous member was Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939.
Election resultsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Profile of the Electoral Division of Cowper, Australian Electoral Commission, retrieved 9 May 2012
- ↑ Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Cowper (PDF), Government of Australia, retrieved 9 May 2012
Other websitesEdit
| Preceded by Wilmot |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1939 Earle Page |
Succeeded by Kooyong |