- State/Territory:
- New South Wales
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 10 October 2024
- First election this name was used at:
- 1906 federal election
Note: The name was retired for the 1955 federal election and resurrected for the 1969 federal election. The electoral division was jointly named for the 2025 federal election.
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2025 federal election
- Maps and data:
-
- Name derivation:
- Jointly named in honour of:
- the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Cook GCMG PC, 1860–1947. Cook was the Prime Minister of Australia (1913–14)
and a Member of the House of Representatives (1901–21),
- Captain James Cook FRS, 1728–79. Cook was a navigator in the Royal Navy who is credited as the first
European to discover the east coast of Australia in 1770
- Area
- 67 sq km
- Location Description:
- The Division of Cook consists of:
- part of the Bayside Council,
- part of the Georges River Council, and
- part of the Sutherland Shire Council.
- Demographic rating:
- Inner Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament
of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC contact:
- Divisional Office
contact details
- Further information:
-
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.
