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
State	Queensland
Dates current	2017–present
MP	Jonty Bush
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Lilian Violet Cooper
Electors	37,386 (2020)
Area	63 km^2 (24.3 sq mi)
Coordinates	27.4462°S 152.9353°E
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

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

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Cooper[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jonty Bush	11,509	34.10	−6.73
	Liberal National	Trent Wiseman	11,285	33.44	−2.15
	Greens	Katinka Winston-Allom	10,000	29.63	+9.02
	One Nation	Susan Ventnor	587	1.74	+1.74
	Independent	Robert Wiltshire	366	1.08	−1.88
Total formal votes			33,747	98.70	+1.14
Informal votes			443	1.30	−1.14
Turnout			34,190	91.45	+1.49
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jonty Bush	20,414	60.49	−0.16
	Liberal National	Trent Wiseman	13,333	39.51	+0.16
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.16

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name

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. 2020 State General Election – Cooper – District Summary, ECQ.