1955 Cook by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Cook on 21 May 1955. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Tom Sheehan.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Jim Cope. The governing Liberal Party did not nominate a candidate, which resulted in Cope receiving over 85% of the first preference vote.

Results

Cook by-election, 1955^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	21,411	86.8	+3.4
	Independent	John Somerville-Smith	3,248	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			24,659	96.8
Informal votes			814	3.2
Turnout			25,473	76.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.6