Electoral district of Coogee
Australian electorate
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Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales located south-east of Sydney CBD. It is represented by Marjorie O'Neill of the Australian Labor Party.
| Coogee New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Marjorie O'Neill | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Coogee, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,486 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.69 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
On its current boundaries, Coogee includes the suburbs of Bondi, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Clovelly, Coogee, Queens Park, South Coogee, Tamarama and Waverley and parts of Kingsford, Maroubra, Randwick and the University of New South Wales.[1]
Members for Coogee
| Member | Party | Period | |
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| Hyman Goldstein [2] | Nationalist | 1927–1928 | |
| John Dunningham [3] | Nationalist | 1928–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1938 | ||
| Thomas Mutch [4] | United Australia | 1938–1941 | |
| Lou Cunningham [5] | Labor | 1941–1948 | |
| Kevin Ellis [6] | Liberal | 1948–1953 | |
| Lou Walsh [7] | Labor | 1953–1956 | |
| Kevin Ellis [6] | Liberal | 1956–1962 | |
| Lou Walsh [7] | Labor | 1962–1965 | |
| Kevin Ellis | Liberal | 1965–1973 | |
| Ross Freeman [8] | Liberal | 1973–1974 | |
| Michael Cleary [9] | Labor | 1974–1991 | |
| Ernie Page [10] | Labor | 1991–2003 | |
| Paul Pearce [11] | Labor | 2003–2011 | |
| Bruce Notley-Smith [12] | Liberal | 2011–2019 | |
| Marjorie O'Neill [13] | Labor | 2019–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 22,153 | 45.2 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal | Kylie von Muenster | 16,121 | 32.9 | −7.5 | |
| Greens | Rafaela Pandolfini | 7,927 | 16.2 | +1.2 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Lluisa Murray | 1,058 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Alicia Mosquera | 924 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Simon Garrod | 821 | 1.7 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,004 | 98.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 930 | 1.9 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49,934 | 83.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 28,440 | 62.3 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal | Kylie von Muenster | 17,221 | 37.7 | −10.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |||