Electoral district of Cooper

Not to be confused with Division of Cooper in Victoria.

Cooper
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Cooper, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPJonty Bush
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeLilian Violet Cooper
Electors37,386 (2020)
Area63 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Coordinates27°26′46″S 152°56′07″E / 27.4462°S 152.9353°E / -27.4462; 152.9353
Electorates around Cooper:
Pine Rivers Ferny Grove Stafford
Moggill Cooper McConnel
Moggill Maiwar South Brisbane

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.[1]

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.[1]

Members for Cooper

Member Party Term
  Kate Jones Labor 2017–2020
  Jonty Bush Labor 2020–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Cooper
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Cooper.[edit]
2024 Queensland state election: Cooper[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jonty Bush 12,902 37.2 +3.1
Liberal National Raewyn Bailey 11,853 34.2 +0.7
Greens Katinka Winston-Allom 8,845 25.5 −4.1
One Nation Susan Ventnor 743 2.1 +0.4
Family First Donna Gallehawk 361 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 34,704 98.2
Informal votes 623 1.8
Turnout 35,327
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jonty Bush 21,267 61.3 +0.8
Liberal National Raewyn Bailey 13,437 38.7 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
Results are not final. Last updated on 1 November 2024.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Cooper - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.