Electoral results for the Division of Cook

For electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–55), see Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–55).

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	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–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2024 Cook by-election § Results.[edit]

On 16 April 2024 the Australian Electoral Commission declared Simon Kennedy officially elected as the new member for Cook.

2024 Cook by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Simon Kennedy	53,799	62.67	+7.14
	Greens	Martin Moore	14,120	16.45	+6.55
	Animal Justice	Natasha Brown	5,841	6.80	+6.80
	Libertarian	Vinay Kolhatkar	5,117	5.96	+5.96
	Independent	Roger Woodward	4,920	5.73	+5.73
	Sustainable Australia	Simone Gagatam	2,054	2.39	+2.39
Total formal votes			85,851	93.24	−2.36
Informal votes			6,225	6.76	+2.36
Turnout			92,076	82.28	−10.99
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Simon Kennedy	61,169	71.25	+8.81
	Greens	Martin Moore	24,682	28.75	+28.75
	Liberal hold

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Cook.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	54,322	55.53	−8.17
	Labor	Simon Earle	24,444	24.99	+1.89
	Greens	Catherine Dyson	9,685	9.90	+3.09
	One Nation	Gaye Cameron	4,985	5.10	+1.61
	United Australia	Jacqueline Guinane	4,381	4.48	+3.27
Total formal votes			97,817	95.60	+1.73
Informal votes			4,498	4.40	−1.73
Turnout			102,315	92.83	−0.82
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	61,080	62.44	−6.58
	Labor	Simon Earle	36,737	37.56	+6.58
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.58

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Cook in the 2022 federal election. The winning candidate got over 50% of first preference votes, so this alluvial diagram is indicative only, and preference flows were not used to determine the final result. The preference flows were used to determine the two-candidate-preferred.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Cook.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	59,895	63.70	+5.35
	Labor	Simon O'Brien	21,718	23.10	−3.47
	Greens	Jon Doig	6,406	6.81	+0.03
	One Nation	Gaye Cameron	3,277	3.49	+3.49
	United Australia	John McSweyn	1,135	1.21	+1.21
	Christian Democrats	Roger Bolling	1,041	1.11	−3.74
	Conservative National	Peter Kelly	551	0.59	+0.59
Total formal votes			94,023	93.87	−0.96
Informal votes			6,141	6.13	+0.96
Turnout			100,164	93.65	+1.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	64,894	69.02	+3.63
	Labor	Simon O'Brien	29,129	30.98	−3.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.63

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Cook.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	53,321	58.35	−1.41
	Labor	David Atkins	24,283	26.57	+0.44
	Greens	Nathan Hunt	6,198	6.78	+0.89
	Christian Democrats	George Capsis	4,430	4.85	+2.87
	Independent	John Brett	3,153	3.45	+3.45
Total formal votes			91,385	94.83	+1.95
Informal votes			4,983	5.17	−0.75
Turnout			96,368	92.36	−2.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	59,760	65.39	−0.32
	Labor	David Atkins	31,625	34.61	+0.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.32

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Cook.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	55,707	60.35	+2.47
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	22,850	24.76	−4.05
	Greens	Mithra Cox	6,058	6.56	−1.17
	Palmer United	Matthew Palise	3,765	4.08	+4.08
	Christian Democrats	Beth Smith	1,981	2.15	+0.23
	Independent	Graeme Strang	1,321	1.43	−0.32
	Australia First	Jim Saleam	617	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			92,299	94.08	−0.11
Informal votes			5,813	5.92	+0.11
Turnout			98,112	94.17	−0.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	61,244	66.35	+3.69
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	31,055	33.65	−3.69
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.69

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Cook.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	51,852	57.88	+5.73
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	25,806	28.81	−7.46
	Greens	Naomi Waizer	6,924	7.73	+1.54
	Christian Democrats	Beth Smith	1,722	1.92	−0.38
	Independent	Graeme Strang	1,568	1.75	+1.01
	One Nation	Richard Putral	997	1.11	−0.09
	Family First	Merelyn Foy	719	0.80	+0.08
Total formal votes			89,588	94.19	−2.00
Informal votes			5,528	5.81	+2.00
Turnout			95,116	94.41	−2.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	56,138	62.66	+6.32
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	33,450	37.34	−6.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.32

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	45,116	52.40	−5.11
	Labor	Mark Buttigieg	30,921	35.91	+7.69
	Greens	Naomi Waizer	5,342	6.20	−0.82
	Christian Democrats	Beth Smith	1,929	2.24	−0.17
	One Nation	Richard Putral	1,116	1.30	−0.63
	Independent	Graeme Strang	693	0.80	+0.23
	Family First	Ari Katsoulas	596	0.69	+0.69
	Independent	Patricia Poulos	394	0.46	+0.46
Total formal votes			86,107	96.13	+1.59
Informal votes			3,465	3.87	−1.59
Turnout			89,572	95.91	−0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	48,711	56.57	−6.71
	Labor	Mark Buttigieg	37,395	43.43	+6.71
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.71

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	43,161	58.03	+1.81
	Labor	Mark Buttigieg	20,593	27.69	+1.20
	Greens	Corey Birtles	5,144	6.92	+3.36
	Christian Democrats	Beth Smith	1,735	2.33	+0.65
	One Nation	Andy Frew	1,582	2.13	−3.84
	No GST	Peter Phillips	1,035	1.39	+1.39
	Democrats	David Mendelssohn	661	0.89	−2.88
	Independent	Graeme Strang	466	0.63	+0.06
Total formal votes			74,377	94.47	−0.88
Informal votes			4,350	5.53	+0.88
Turnout			78,727	95.22	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	47,470	63.82	−0.18
	Labor	Mark Buttigieg	26,907	36.18	+0.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.18

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	41,959	56.22	+6.14
	Labor	Peri Young	19,768	26.49	−4.60
	One Nation	Andy Frew	4,453	5.97	−2.36
	Democrats	Alison Bailey	2,815	3.77	−0.50
	Greens	Cathy Peters-Power	2,655	3.56	+1.38
	Christian Democrats	Malcolm Smith	1,256	1.68	+0.43
	Against Further Immigration	Peter James	852	1.14	+1.14
	Independent	Patricia Poulos	453	0.61	+0.61
	Independent	Graeme Strang	423	0.57	+0.57
Total formal votes			74,634	95.35	−0.62
Informal votes			3,640	4.65	+0.62
Turnout			78,274	96.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	47,768	64.00	+4.63
	Labor	Peri Young	26,866	36.00	−4.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.63

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	37,075	50.22	−4.88
	Labor	Peri Young	22,850	30.95	−0.44
	One Nation	Gareth Kimberley	6,144	8.32	+8.32
	Democrats	Terri Richardson	3,147	4.26	−3.86
	Greens	John Kaye	1,556	2.11	+2.11
	Unity	Zanthe Abdurahman	1,103	1.49	+1.49
	Independent	Darren Boehm	997	1.35	+1.35
	Christian Democrats	Malcolm Smith	948	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			73,820	95.97	−1.55
Informal votes			3,103	4.03	+1.55
Turnout			76,923	95.28	−1.49
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Baird	43,510	58.94	−3.34
	Labor	Peri Young	30,310	41.06	+3.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.34

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Mutch	41,601	55.10	+5.52
	Labor	Mark McGrath	23,704	31.40	−9.07
	Democrats	Terri Richardson	6,130	8.12	+5.12
	Reclaim Australia	Janey Woodger	2,988	3.96	+3.96
	Independent	James Ian McDonald	1,078	1.43	+1.43
Total formal votes			75,501	97.52	+0.01
Informal votes			1,922	2.48	−0.01
Turnout			77,423	96.77	−0.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Mutch	46,791	62.28	+8.81
	Labor	Mark McGrath	28,343	37.72	−8.81
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.81

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	36,524	49.58	+0.11
	Labor	Noreen Solomon	29,806	40.46	+5.87
	Independent	Alex Elphinston	2,300	3.12	+3.12
	Democrats	Terri Richardson	2,212	3.00	−6.94
	Call to Australia	Warren Kinny	1,813	2.46	+2.46
	Natural Law	Julie Atkinson	530	0.72	+0.72
	Confederate Action	Tom Thompson	479	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			73,664	97.51	−0.18
Informal votes			1,882	2.49	+0.18
Turnout			75,546	96.79
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	39,367	53.47	−2.95
	Labor	Noreen Solomon	34,261	46.53	+2.95
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.95

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	32,654	50.2	−3.5
	Labor	Paul Smith	22,034	33.9	−6.5
	Democrats	Terri Richardson	6,368	9.8	+3.9
	Independent	Dennis Ralph	2,644	4.1	+4.1
	Centre Unity	Patricia Poulos	1,342	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			65,042	97.7
Informal votes			1,549	2.3
Turnout			66,591	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	37,142	57.3	+1.2
	Labor	Paul Smith	27,721	42.7	−1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,590	53.7	+1.2
	Labor	Michael Addison	25,987	40.4	−1.4
	Democrats	Mark Freeman	3,805	5.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			64,382	96.9
Informal votes			2,083	3.1
Turnout			66,465	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	36,092	56.1	+0.7
	Labor	Michael Addison	28,290	43.9	−0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	32,915	52.5	+3.0
	Labor	Peter McIlwaine	26,153	41.8	−6.9
	Democrats	Brett Gooley	3,572	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			62,640	95.6
Informal votes			2,891	4.4
Turnout			65,531	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,699	55.4	+4.8
	Labor	Peter McIlwaine	27,941	44.6	−4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.8

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Addison	34,803	49.2	+8.5
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,666	49.0	−3.1
	Progress	Henry Soper	1,213	1.7	+0.8
Total formal votes			70,682	98.6
Informal votes			1,022	1.4
Turnout			71,704	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	35,415	50.1	−5.0
	Labor	Michael Addison	35,267	49.9	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	36,347	52.1	+0.5
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	28,422	40.7	+3.8
	Democrats	Alexander Kiss	4,391	6.3	−4.1
	Progress	Henry Soper	654	0.9	−0.2
Total formal votes			69,814	98.2
Informal votes			1,295	1.8
Turnout			71,109	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie		55.1	−3.2
	Labor	Ray Thorburn		44.9	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	35,648	51.6	−4.4
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	25,511	36.9	−3.6
	Democrats	Walter Day	7,162	10.4	+10.4
	Progress	Henry Soper	791	1.1	−0.4
Total formal votes			69,112	98.5
Informal votes			1,024	1.5
Turnout			70,136	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie		58.3	+0.5
	Labor	Ray Thorburn		41.7	−0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	34,334	56.0	+7.3
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	24,857	40.5	−8.0
	Workers	Robert Schollbach	924	1.5	+1.5
	Australia	Marjorie Gray	714	1.2	−1.4
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	376	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Philip O'Neill	105	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			61,310	98.6
Informal votes			863	1.4
Turnout			62,173	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie		57.8	+8.3
	Labor	Ray Thorburn		42.2	−8.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	29,142	48.7	+3.2
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	29,008	48.5	+2.0
	Australia	Milo Dunphy	1,555	2.6	−1.5
	Independent	Ronald Gallagher	167	0.3	+0.0
Total formal votes			59,872	99.0
Informal votes			587	1.0
Turnout			60,459	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	30,265	50.5	−0.2
	Liberal	Don Dobie	29,607	49.5	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	25,037	46.5	+2.9
	Liberal	Don Dobie	24,527	45.5	−3.6
	Australia	Marjorie Gray	2,230	4.1	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Forshaw	1,232	2.3	+2.3
	Defence of Government Schools	Judith Sainsbury	674	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Ronald Gallagher	153	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			53,853	98.5
Informal votes			800	1.5
Turnout			54,653	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ray Thorburn	27,298	50.7	+3.5
	Liberal	Don Dobie	26,555	49.3	−3.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Dobie	24,997	49.2	−5.9
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	22,192	43.6	+1.2
	Independent	Robin Alleway	2,766	5.4	+5.4
	Australia	Bernard Walrut	907	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,862	98.5
Informal votes			797	1.5
Turnout			51,659	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Dobie	26,861	52.8	−4.5
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	24,001	47.2	+4.5
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−4.5

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos