Division of Cowper facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CowperAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Cowper (green) within New South Wales
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| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Luke Hartsuyker |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Charles Cowper |
| Electors | 94,654 (2010) |
| Area | 7,861 km2 (3,035.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Cowper is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was one of 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales. It is on the north coast of New South Wales, and includes the towns of Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| 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 | |
Its most famous member was Sir Earle Page, leader of the Country Party and Prime Minister of Australia in 1939.
Election results
| Preceded by Wilmot |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1939 Earle Page |
Succeeded by Kooyong |
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