2024 Cook by-election

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 53,799 13,649
Percentage 62.67% 16.45%
Swing  7.14  6.55
TCP 71.25% 28.75%
Location of Cook in Sydney
MP before election

Scott Morrison
Liberal

 Elected MP

Simon Kennedy
Liberal

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

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

Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy succeeded Morrison as the new member for Cook. It was the fourth and final federal by-election to have taken place since the first sitting of the 47th Parliament.

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