Commonwealth Electoral Division of Cowper (NSW)

Boundary gazetted 22 December 2009

Division name: Cowper

State: New South Wales

Status: Current, boundary gazetted 22 December 2009 (former divisional profile)

Contact details: Contact the Cowper AEC divisional office

Name derivation: Named after Sir Charles Cowper (1807–75), Premier of New South Wales 25 August–2 October 1856.

Size & location description: Cowper covers an area of approximately 7 861 sq km from Kempsey in the south to Maclean in the north. The main towns include Bellingen, Bowraville, Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Kempsey, Maclean, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, South West Rocks, Urunga and Woolgoolga.

Maps & GIS data:

• A4 size map of the Division of Cowper (2009) [PDF 436KB]
• Map of the Division of Cowper (2009) [PDF 8MB]
• Download GIS data for the Division of Cowper

Products/industries of the area: Fishing, forestry, agriculture, bananas, dairy cattle and tourism.

First proclaimed/election: 1900/1901

Demographic rating: Rural

Members:

• Hartsuyker, L (NP) 2001–
• Nehl, G (NP) 1984–2001
• Robinson, I L (CP/NCP) 1963–1984
• McGuren, F W (ALP) 1961–1963
• Page, E C G (FSU/CP) 1919–1961
• Thomson, J (PROT/LIB/NAT) 1906–1919
• Lee, H W (FT) 1903–1906
• Clarke, F (PROT) 1901–1903

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

• 2007 Federal Election – House of Representatives results for Cowper
• 2004 Federal Election – House of Representatives results for Cowper

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.