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
Electors	97,156 (2013)^[1]
Area	7,296 km² (2,817.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Cowper is an Australian electoral division in the state of 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.^[2]

The division is located on the north coast of New South Wales, and on its current boundaries takes in the towns of Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Coffs Harbour

The Member for Cowper, since the 2001 federal election, is Luke Hartsuyker, a member of the National Party of Australia.

History

Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) and its predecessors since 1919.^[2] Its most prominent member has been Sir Earle Page, former leader of the Country Party and interim Prime Minister of Australia in 1939. He represented Cowper from 1919 to 1961, longer than any other MP who represented one seat (or its predecessors) for his entire career. It has usually been fairly safe for that party, and became even more so when its more urbanised area (including Page's hometown of Grafton) was shifted to the newly created Division of Page in 1984.

As at the 2011 Australian census, residents within the Division of Cowper had the lowest level of median weekly household income.^[3]

In February 2016, New South Wales federal electoral districts were redistributed. The northern parts of Cowper, from Sapphire Beach to Red Rock were shifted to the division of Page.

Members

	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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Cowper

Australian federal election, 2013: Cowper^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	45,820	53.05	+2.28
	Labor	Alfredo Navarro	21,910	25.37	−2.45
	Greens	Carol Vernon	10,685	12.37	+3.28
	Palmer United	Rod Jeanneret	5,739	6.64	+6.64
	Christian Democrats	Bethany McAlpine	2,224	2.57	+0.18
Total formal votes			86,378	94.72	−0.95
Informal votes			4,813	5.28	+0.95
Turnout			91,191	93.86	−0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	53,303	61.71	+2.44
	Labor	Alfredo Navarro	33,075	38.29	−2.44
	National hold		Swing	+2.44

References

1 2 "Cowper, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
1 2 Profile of the Electoral Division of Cowper, Australian Electoral Commission, retrieved 9 May 2012
↑ "Median weekly household income". Mumble census gallery. 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links

Division of Cowper - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne

State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie

Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree

Cities	Coffs Harbour

Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Port Macquarie Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope

Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson

Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers

National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP

Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves

Coordinates: 30°23′02″S 152°52′12″E / 30.384°S 152.870°E / -30.384; 152.870

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