2024 Cook by-election

A by-election to elect the next member of the Australian House of Representatives in the electorate of Cook was held on 13 April 2024, following the resignation of sitting Liberal member and former Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

2024 Cook by-election
13 April 2024
Division of Cook (New South Wales)
in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Simon Kennedy Martin Moore
Party Liberal Greens
Popular vote 51,788 13,649
Percentage 62.63% 16.50%
Swing  7.10  6.60
TCP 71.42% 28.58%
Location of Cook in Sydney
MP before election

Scott Morrison
Liberal

 Elected MP

Simon Kennedy
Liberal

Morrison's resignation was first announced on 23 January 2024, and came into effect on 28 February 2024.

It was the fourth federal by-election to have taken place since the first sitting of the 47th Parliament.

Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy succeeded Morrison as the new member for Cook. Psephologist Antony Green called the by-election for the Liberals only 49 minutes after polls had closed, despite only four booths reporting first preferences and none reporting a distribution of preferences at the time.

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