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Encyclopedia > Division of Cowper

The Division of Cowper is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was first proclaimed in 1901


About the electorate

The division is named after Sir Charles Cowper, Premier of New South Wales (1856)


Members

  • Francis Clarke (PROT) 1901-03
  • Henry Lee (FT) 1903-06
  • John Thomson (PROT/LIB/NAT) 1906-19
  • Earle Page (FSU/CP) 1919-61
  • Frank McGuren (ALP) 1961-63
  • Ian Robinson (CP/NCP) 1963-84
  • Garry Nehl (NP) 1984 - 2001
  • Luke Hartsuyker (NP) 2001 -

  Results from FactBites:
 
Electorate Rankings: Census 1996 (2000 Electoral Boundaries) (Research Paper 11 2000-01) (6061 words)
The Division with the lowest proportion of persons born in the UK and Ireland is the central NSW rural Division of Parkes (1.8%) while the highest is the outer-suburban Perth Division of Moore (22.1%).
The Division with the lowest proportion is the Sydney north shore Division of Bradfield (13.7%) while the highest is the NSW north coast Division of Cowper (52.0%).
The Division with the lowest proportion is the NSW north coast Division of Cowper (3.6%) while the highest is the Sydney north shore Division of Bradfield (46.2%).
Charles Cowper: Information from Answers.com (749 words)
Cowper was the third son of the Rev. William Cowper.
Cowper induced the new governor Sir John Young to appoint 21 new members to the legislative council, but before administering the oath to the new members the president of the council, Sir W.
Cowper's governments had a fairly coherent Liberal tendency, a trend which continued with the governments of Henry Parkes and later developed into the Free Trade Party.
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