Electoral District Of Cooper
Cooper is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at that year's state election by Labor's Kate Jones. It was named after pioneer doctor Lilian Violet Cooper.
It largely covers the areas of the abolished electorate of Ashgrove. Located in Northern Brisbane, it consists of the suburbs of Enoggera Reservoir, The Gap, Bardon, Ashgrove, Red Hill, Paddington and Milton.
Members for Cooper
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Jones | Labor | 2017–2020 | |
| Jonty Bush | Labor | 2020–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jonty Bush | 11,509 | 34.10 | −6.73 | |
| Liberal National | Trent Wiseman | 11,285 | 33.44 | −2.15 | |
| Greens | Katinka Winston-Allom | 10,000 | 29.63 | +9.02 | |
| One Nation | Susan Ventnor | 587 | 1.74 | +1.74 | |
| Independent | Robert Wiltshire | 366 | 1.08 | −1.88 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,747 | 98.70 | +1.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 443 | 1.30 | −1.14 | ||
| Turnout | 34,190 | 91.45 | +1.49 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jonty Bush | 20,414 | 60.49 | −0.16 | |
| Liberal National | Trent Wiseman | 13,333 | 39.51 | +0.16 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.16 | |||
See also
- Electoral districts of Queensland
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
- Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name
References
- ^ Queensland Redistribution Commission (26 May 2017). "Determination of Queensland's Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts" (PDF). Queensland Government Gazette. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Cooper – District Summary, ECQ.