Division of Cowper

Cowper Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cowper (green) within New South Wales
Created:	1901
MP:	Luke Hartsuyker
Party:	National
Namesake:	Charles Cowper
Area:	7,861 km² (3,035 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Cowper is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales. It is located on the north coast of New South Wales, and on its current boundaries takes in the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads. Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) since 1919. Its most prominent member has been Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Francis Clarke	Protectionist	1901–1903
	Henry Lee	Free Trade, Anti-Socialist	1903–1906
	John Thomson	Protectionist	1906–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1919
	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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cowper

Australian federal election, 2010: Cowper
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	43,242	50.77	+4.22
	Labor	Paul Sekfy	23,696	27.82	-10.25
	Independent	John Arkan	8,446	9.92	+9.92
	Greens	Dominic King	7,745	9.09	-1.95
	Christian Democrats	Deborah Lions	2,039	2.39	-0.48
Total formal votes			85,168	95.67	-0.36
Informal votes			3,857	4.33	+0.36
Turnout			89,025	94.06	-1.02
Two-candidate preferred result
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	50,477	59.27	+8.03
	Labor	Paul Sekfy	34,691	40.73	-8.03
	National hold		Swing	+8.03

References

• Division of Cowper - Australian Electoral Commission