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.[1]

Cooper
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of Cooper, 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2017–present
MPKate Jones
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeLilian Violet Cooper
Electors36,261 (2017)
Area57 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Coordinates27.4462°S 152.9353°E / -27.4462; 152.9353
Electorates around Cooper:
Pine Rivers Ferny Grove Stafford
Moggill Cooper McConnel
Moggill Maiwar South Brisbane

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
MemberPartyTerm
  Kate Jones Labor 2017–present

Election results
2017 Queensland state election: Cooper[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kate Jones 13,205 40.8 +1.7
Liberal National Robert Shearman 11,510 35.6 −8.1
Greens Reece Walters 6,666 20.6 +5.2
Independent Robert Wiltshire 960 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,341 97.6 −1.3
Informal votes 809 2.4 +1.3
Turnout 33,150 90.0 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kate Jones 19,614 60.6 +7.3
Liberal National Robert Shearman 12,727 39.4 −7.3
Labor hold Swing+7.3

See also

References
  1. 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. 2017 State General Election - Cooper - District Summary, ECQ.
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