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The electoral division of Cook is an electoral division in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland Queensland, Australia. This remote peninsula is one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth....
 north of Cairns
Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy....
, including the resort town of Port Douglas
Port Douglas, Queensland

Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland Queensland, Australia, approximately north of Cairns, Queensland. Its permanent population was 948 residents in 2006....
 and the Torres Strait Islands
Torres Strait Islands

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea....
. It is named after British navigator James Cook
James Cook

Captain James Cook Royal Society Royal Navy was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy....
, who charted the coast and landed on Possession Island National Park
Possession Island National Park

Possession Island is a small island and national park in the Torres Strait in far north Queensland, Australia.This island is part of the Torres Strait Islands...
 - one of the Torres Strait islands - in 1770.

Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien (Australian politician)

Jason Danial O'Brien is an Australia politician. He represents the division of electoral district of Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly....
 of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 currently holds the seat. Cook is considered a safe Labor seat.








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The electoral division of Cook is an electoral division in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland Queensland, Australia. This remote peninsula is one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth....
 north of Cairns
Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy....
, including the resort town of Port Douglas
Port Douglas, Queensland

Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland Queensland, Australia, approximately north of Cairns, Queensland. Its permanent population was 948 residents in 2006....
 and the Torres Strait Islands
Torres Strait Islands

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea....
. It is named after British navigator James Cook
James Cook

Captain James Cook Royal Society Royal Navy was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy....
, who charted the coast and landed on Possession Island National Park
Possession Island National Park

Possession Island is a small island and national park in the Torres Strait in far north Queensland, Australia.This island is part of the Torres Strait Islands...
 - one of the Torres Strait islands - in 1770.

Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien (Australian politician)

Jason Danial O'Brien is an Australia politician. He represents the division of electoral district of Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly....
 of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 currently holds the seat. Cook is considered a safe Labor seat.

Members for Cook


First incarnation (1876-1878, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Murphy Unaligned 1876-1878
Second incarnation (1878-1888, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Walsh Unaligned 1878-1883
  Frederick Cooper Unaligned 1878-1884 (disqualified)
  John Hamilton Ministerialist 1883-1888
  Thomas Campbell Unaligned 1884-1885 (declared elected)
  Charles Hill Unaligned 1885-1888
Third incarnation (1888-1950, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Hamilton Ministerialist 1888-1904
  John Hargreaves Ministerialist 1904-1907
  Harry Douglas Ministerialist/Opposition/
Independent Opposition/
Ministerialist/Liberal
1907-1915
  Henry Ryan Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1915-1929
  James Kenny Country and Progressive National Party
Country and Progressive National Party

The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland.It was created in 1924 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the United Party and the Country Party, in an attempt to end decades of Labor domination in the state....
1929-1935
  Harold Collins Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1935-1950
Fourth incarnation (1953-present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
 Bunny Adair Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1953-1957
  Queensland Labor Party
Queensland Labor Party

The Queensland Labor Party was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government after the expulsion of Premier Vince Gair....
1957-1963
  Independent 1963-1969
  Bill Wood Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1969-1972
  Edwin Wallis-Smith Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1972-1974
  Eric Deeral National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an List of political parties in Australia.Traditionally representing rural voters, it was originally called the Country Party, but adopted the name National Country Party in 1975 and changed to its present name in 1982....
1974-1977
  Bob Scott Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1977-1989
  Steve Bredhauer Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
1989-2004
  Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien

Jason Daniel O'Brien is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1986–1990 as an electrician and was a City of Cairns from 2000–2004....
Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
2004-present