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Kara Cook

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Kara Cook
Member of the Brisbane City Council
Assumed office
20 January 2018
Preceded byShayne Sutton
ConstituencyMorningside Ward
Personal details
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materGriffith University (LLB, BBM)
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Kara Cook is a Labor Party politician in Queensland, Australia. She is the Councillor for the Morningside Ward in the Brisbane City Council, succeeding Shayne Sutton in a council by-election in 2018. She was previously worked as a lawyer, specialising in domestic violence law.[1]

Political career[edit]

Kara Cook was preselected as Labor's candidate for the Morningside Ward in Brisbane City Council on 27 October 2017 after the unexpected resignation of Labor councillor Shayne Sutton.[2] The Morningside by-election was held on 20 January 2018.[3] Cook was elected winning 50.04% of the primary vote. The LNP obtained 36.95% of the primary vote, while The Greens obtained 11.39% of the primary vote.[4]

Her resignation from the position was announced in January 2023.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. Queensland Labor. "Kara Cook". Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. Bennion, Brian (27 October 2017). "ALP endorses Kara Cook for Morningside after shock resignation of Shayne Sutton". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Moore, Tony (2 November 2017). "Date set for Brisbane City Council by-election". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. "Elections - 2018 Brisbane City Council - Morningside Councillor By-Election - Morningside - Ward Summary". Electoral Commission Queensland. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. Dennien, Matt (2023-03-25). "'The best choice': Top media adviser to replace Labor councillor Kara Cook". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. Read, Cloe (2023-01-01). "'Absolutely inspiring': Brisbane's only female Labor councillor quits". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2023-05-12.


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