The Division of Cooper is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It takes in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The division was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election, with Ged Kearney of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) elected as its inaugural member of parliament. She had previously represented the Division of Batman since the 2018 by-election.
| Cooper Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Location of Cooper (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| Created | 2019 |
| MP | Ged Kearney |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | William Cooper |
| Electors | 108,730 (2022) |
| Area | 59 km2 (22.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°44′49″S 145°0′29″E / 37.74694°S 145.00806°E |
History
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The division is named in honour of the Aboriginal Australian political activist William Cooper (1861–1941).
The Division of Cooper was created in 2018 after the Australian Electoral Commission oversaw a mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria.[1] Cooper's geography mirrors almost entirely the Division of Batman, which it replaced in this redistribution.[2] Unlike Batman, Cooper includes parts of Coburg North which had previously belonged in the neighbouring division of Wills, though it no longer features parts of Thomastown or Bundoora.[2] In 2024, another redistribution moved the suburb of Clifton Hill from the Division of Melbourne into the south of Cooper. This area voted 60-40 Greens-ALP at the 2022 federal election.[3]
The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 0.6% margin over the Greens, when compared to the result for Batman at the 2016 federal election.[2] At the 2019 election incumbent Ged Kearney received a 2PP swing of over 13% versus the Greens candidate David Risstrom, making the seat once again safe for the ALP.[4] At the 2022 federal election, Greens candidate Celeste Liddle received a 6.16 swing in her favour (2PP), for a final result of 58.67-41.33.[5]
Geography
editFederal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[6]
As of the 2024 redistribution, the Division of Cooper includes the suburbs of Alphington, Bundoora, Clifton Hill, Coburg, Coburg North, Fairfield, Kingsbury, Macleod, Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, and Thornbury.[7] It also includes the local government areas of Darebin, Merri-Bek, and Yarra.[8] Cooper includes a small part of the state electoral district of Pascoe Vale, and all of the districts of Northcote, Preston, and Thomastown.[9][10][11] Cooper is classified by the AEC as an Inner Metropolitan seat.[8]
The 2PP vote has historically been stronger for the ALP in the north of the electorate, and the Greens vote stronger in the south. The north and south of the electorate are divided by Bell Street, Reservoir, which has been referred to as the "hipster-proof fence" or "Quinoa curtain".[12]
Members
edit| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ged Kearney (1963–) |
Labor | 18 May 2019 – present |
Previously held the Division of Batman. Incumbent |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ged Kearney | 38,754 | 41.34 | −5.52 | |
| Greens | Celeste Liddle | 25,648 | 27.36 | +6.43 | |
| Liberal | Jadon Atkinson | 15,329 | 16.35 | −3.25 | |
| United Australia | Adam La Rosa | 4,170 | 4.45 | +2.48 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Kath Larkin | 3,250 | 3.47 | −0.75 | |
| One Nation | William Turner | 2,807 | 2.99 | +2.99 | |
| Animal Justice | Rabin Bangaar | 2,207 | 2.35 | −0.20 | |
| Fusion | Adrian Whitehead | 1,585 | 1.69 | +1.69 | |
| Total formal votes | 93,750 | 95.74 | +0.66 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,169 | 4.26 | −0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 97,919 | 90.16 | −2.18 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Ged Kearney | 70,743 | 75.46 | −0.75 | |
| Liberal | Jadon Atkinson | 23,007 | 24.54 | +0.75 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ged Kearney | 55,006 | 58.67 | −6.16 | |
| Greens | Celeste Liddle | 38,744 | 41.33 | +6.16 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.16 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Names and boundaries of federal electoral divisions in Victoria decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "2017-18 Federal Redistributions - Victoria". ABC Elections. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Green, Antony (5 September 2024). "2024 Federal Redistributions – Final Boundaries for Victoria Released". Antony Green's Election Blog. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Cooper, VIC Archived 15 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Cooper, VIC Archived 25 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "2024 Map of the Division of Cooper" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Cooper (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Northcote District". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ VEC. "Preston District". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ VEC. "Thomastown District". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Willingham, Richard (16 March 2018). "Hipsters to working class voting in Batman by-election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Cooper, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.