Electoral results for the Division of Cook (1906–1955)

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cook in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1906 until its abolition in 1955. For the later division of Cook, see Electoral results for the Division of Cook.

Members

Member Party Term
  James Catts Labor 1906–1922
  Majority Labor 1922–1922
  Edward Riley Labor 1922–1934
  Jock Garden Labor (NSW) 1934–1936
  Labor 1936–1937
  Tom Sheehan Labor 1937–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1955
  Jim Cope Labor 1955–1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1955 Cook by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cope 21,411 86.8 +3.4
Independent John Somerville-Smith 3,248 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 24,659 96.8
Informal votes 814 3.2
Turnout 25,473 76.0
Labor hold Swing −3.6

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 26,841 83.4 +5.3
Independent Percy Staines 2,868 8.9 +8.9
Communist Harry Hatfield 2,465 7.7 −0.7
Total formal votes 32,174 97.4
Informal votes 851 2.6
Turnout 33,025 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 90.4 +4.7
Independent Percy Staines 9.6 +9.6
Labor hold Swing +4.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 27,637 78.1 +3.1
Liberal Roy Hatfield 4,790 13.5 −2.8
Communist Harry Hatfield 2,976 8.4 +4.9
Total formal votes 35,403 97.3
Informal votes 965 2.7
Turnout 36,368 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 85.7 +3.6
Liberal Roy Hatfield 34.3 −3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 27,485 75.0 +2.7
Liberal Gerald Davis 5,970 16.3 +3.9
Lang Labor John Eldridge 1,920 5.2 −9.5
Communist Mervyn Pidcock 1,276 3.5 −2.9
Total formal votes 36,651 96.9
Informal votes 1,174 3.1
Turnout 37,825 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 82.1 +8.7
Liberal Gerald Davis 17.9 +17.9
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,407 65.1 −3.8
Lang Labor Arthur Brittain 8,423 14.3 +14.3
Liberal Frank Preacher 7,306 12.4 +12.4
Communist Lance Sharkey 4,341 7.4 +7.4
Independent Frederick Fairbrother 559 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 59,036 96.0
Informal votes 2,441 4.0
Turnout 61,477 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 73.4 −3.0
Lang Labor Arthur Brittain 26.6 +26.6
Labor hold Swing −3.0

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 39,653 68.9 +36.3
State Labor Sid Conway 12,131 21.1 +21.1
One Parliament Albert Jones 3,238 5.6 +5.6
Protestant Labor Cyril Glassop 2,557 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 57,579 96.7
Informal votes 1,986 3.3
Turnout 59,565 98.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Sheehan 76.4 +40.0
State Labor Sid Conway 23.6 +23.6
Labor gain from Labor (N-C) Swing +40.0

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 31,625 58.4 +58.4
Labor Jock Garden 17,634 32.6 −37.7
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop 4,901 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 54,160 96.4
Informal votes 2,041 3.6
Turnout 56,201 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 63.6 +63.6
Labor Jock Garden 36.4 −33.9
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +33.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,201 70.3 +45.2
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop 16,125 29.7 +29.7
Total formal votes 56,642 95.9
Informal votes 2,316 4.1
Turnout 56,642 97.0
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +78.6

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 27,020 52.2 +3.0
Labor Edward Riley 12,993 25.1 −1.8
United Australia Francis Donnan 8,029 15.5 −7.7
Social Credit Florence Cochrane 2,409 4.7 +4.7
Communist Tom Wright 1,315 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 51,766 94.4
Informal votes 3,092 5.6
Turnout 54,858 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 58.3 +6.3
Labor Edward Riley 41.7 −6.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +6.3

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 19,352 47.9 +47.9
Labor Edward Riley 12,531 31.0 −53.2
United Australia Charles Robinson 7,986 19.8 +4.0
Communist Tom Wright 536 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 40,405 95.1
Informal votes 2,063 4.9
Turnout 42,468 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Riley 20,560 50.9 −33.3
Labor (NSW) Jock Garden 19,845 49.1 +49.1
Labor hold Swing −33.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Riley 34,221 84.2 +8.7
Nationalist William Pickup 6,409 15.8 −8.7
Total formal votes 40,630 97.0
Informal votes 1,263 3.0
Turnout 41,893 95.3
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Riley 28,326 75.5 +7.7
Nationalist Humphrey Earl 9,197 24.5 −7.7
Total formal votes 37,523 94.5
Informal votes 2,202 5.5
Turnout 39,725 95.1
Labor hold Swing +7.7

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Riley 25,764 67.8 +2.8
Nationalist Arthur Philip 12,229 32.2 +11.1
Total formal votes 37,993 98.0
Informal votes 764 2.0
Turnout 38,757 92.2
Labor hold Swing −6.9

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Riley 14,644 65.0 +2.7
Nationalist William Pritchard 4,749 21.1 −9.9
Majority Labor James Catts 3,122 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 22,515 95.4
Informal votes 1,085 4.6
Turnout 23,600 57.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edward Riley 74.9 +9.0
Nationalist William Pritchard 25.1 −9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Catts 14,559 62.3 −2.1
Nationalist George Holt 7,248 31.0 −4.6
Ind. Socialist Labor William McCristal 1,562 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 23,369 90.2
Informal votes 2,540 9.8
Turnout 25,909 66.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Catts 65.7 +1.3
Nationalist George Holt 34.3 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Catts 18,101 64.4 +3.7
Nationalist Richard Sleath 9,985 35.6 −1.8
Total formal votes 28,086 96.7
Informal votes 950 3.3
Turnout 29,036 70.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Catts 16,568 60.7 +2.0
Liberal Stanley Yarrington 10,197 37.4 −1.6
Socialist Emily Paul 509 1.9 −0.3
Total formal votes 27,274 97.7
Informal votes 629 2.3
Turnout 27,903 60.6
Labor hold Swing +1.8

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Catts 17,271 58.7 −2.3
Liberal David Doull 11,473 39.0 +0.0
Socialist Tom Walsh 661 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 29,405 96.9
Informal votes 942 3.1
Turnout 30,347 71.2
Labor hold Swing −1.1

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Catts 14,021 64.1 +11.1
Liberal William Clegg 7,856 35.9 −11.1
Total formal votes 21,877 98.6
Informal votes 319 1.4
Turnout 22,196 65.7
Labour hold Swing +11.1

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Catts 8,563 53.0
Anti-Socialist John Hindle 7,591 47.0
Total formal votes 16,154 97.2
Informal votes 470 2.8
Turnout 14,725 52.5
Labour notional hold Swing

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