Electoral results for the district of Cook's River

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Cook's River, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1941 and abolished in 1973.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1941   Joseph Cahill Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1959 by   Tom Cahill Labor
1962
1965
1968
1971

Election results[]

Elections in the 1970s[]

1971[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Cook's River.[]
1971 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,427 66.1 +1.0
Liberal Kenneth McKimm 8,920 33.9 -1.0
Total formal votes 26,347 96.3
Informal votes 1,010 3.7
Turnout 27,357 92.2
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1960s[]

1968[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1968 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,821 69.2 -0.7
Liberal James Harris 7,962 30.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 25,783 96.6
Informal votes 895 3.4
Turnout 26,678 93.3
Labor hold Swing -0.7

1965[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1965 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Cahill 15,675 69.8 −4.6
Liberal Louis Mamo 6,774 30.2 +4.6
Total formal votes 22,449 97.5 −0.9
Informal votes 564 2.5 +0.9
Turnout 23,013 94.7 −0.5
Labor hold Swing −4.6

1962[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1962 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,447 74.4 +3.5
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 5,999 25.6 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,446 98.4
Informal votes 389 1.6
Turnout 23,835 95.2
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 1950s[]

1959 by-election[]

This section is an excerpt from 1959 Cook's River state by-election § Results.[]
1959 Cook's River by-election
Saturday 12 December [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 14,283 72.55 +1.61
Liberal John Bampton 4,488 22.80 -1.45
Communist Walter Buckley 916 4.65 +4.65
Total formal votes 19,687
Informal votes 364 1.82
Turnout 20,051 84.48
Labor hold Swing +1.61
Joseph Cahill (Labor) died. The Labor Party retained the seat on an improved margin, which was nonetheless significant due to the large personal vote for Cahill and sympathy after his death which was then carried by his son.[9]

1959[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1959 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 16,111 70.9
Liberal Athol McCoy 5,507 24.2
Independent Charles Higbid 1,094 4.8
Total formal votes 22,712 98.3
Informal votes 392 1.7
Turnout 23,104 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 16,931 74.5
Liberal Athol McCoy 5,781 25.5
Labor hold Swing

1956[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1956 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,591 65.2 −34.8
Independent William Kendrick 4,135 19.8 +19.8
Liberal James Skehan 2,302 11.0 +11.0
Communist Edward Rowe 830 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 20,858 97.6
Informal votes 516 2.4
Turnout 21,374 94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 14,751 70.7 −29.3
Independent William Kendrick 6,107 29.3 +29.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1953 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill unopposed
Labor hold  

1950[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1950 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 15,878 74.6
Liberal Donald Clark 4,774 22.4
Independent Henry McPhillips 624 2.9
Total formal votes 21,276 97.9
Informal votes 454 2.1
Turnout 21,730 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 75.0 [a]
Liberal Donald Clark 25.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1947 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,972 65.6 -34.4
Lang Labor John Hamilton 7,337 34.4 +34.4
Total formal votes 21,309 96.8
Informal votes 708 3.2
Turnout 22,017 95.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1944 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill unopposed
Labor hold  

1941[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[]
1941 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,616 73.9
Independent Labor John Simpson 4,804 26.1
Total formal votes 18,420 95.5
Informal votes 877 4.5
Turnout 19,297 94.0
Labor hold Swing

Notes[]

  1. ^ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cook's River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Thomas James Cahill (1924-1983)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1959 results Cook's River by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1947 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1944 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1941 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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