Federal electorate · New South Wales
Cowper
Cowper is a federal electorate in New South Wales, held by Pat Conaghan of the Nationals since the 2025 election, by a margin of 2.54 points — a marginal seat.
Member for Cowper
Pat Conaghan
The Nationals
The 2025 result
Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.
- Pat CONAGHANThe Nationals52.54%56,609 votes
- Caz HEISEIndependent47.46%51,126 votes
First preferences in 2025
How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.
- Coalition37.9%
- Independents30.2%
- Labor11.8%
- Minor parties9.5%
- One Nation6.4%
- Greens4.2%
Suburbs in Cowper
136 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate.
- Port Macquarie
- Coffs Harbour
- Nambucca Heads
- Toormina
- Boambee East
- South West Rocks
- West Kempsey
- Bellingen
- Sawtell
- Urunga
- Bonville
- Macksville
- South Kempsey
- Thrumster
- North Boambee Valley
- Boambee
- Crescent Head
- Valla Beach
- Frederickton
- Aldavilla
- East Kempsey
- Dorrigo
- Yarravel
- Bowraville
- Valla
- Scotts Head
- Upper Orara
- Stuarts Point
- Greenhill (NSW)
- Dondingalong
- Collombatti
- Raleigh
- North Macksville
- Repton
- Kundabung
- Smithtown
- Telegraph Point
- Gumma
- Kempsey
- Fernmount
- Arakoon
- Gladstone (NSW)
- Hyland Park
- Newee Creek
- Gleniffer
- Eungai Creek
- Congarinni North
- North Shore (NSW)
- Congarinni
- Hat Head
- Euroka
- Bellbrook
- Mylestom
- Brierfield
- Thora
- South Arm (Nambucca Valley - NSW)
- Riverside (NSW)
- Verges Creek
- Cooperabung
- Kinchela
- Kalang
- Temagog
- Warrell Creek
- Belmore River
- Way Way
- Missabotti
- Talarm
- Darkwood
- Ulong
- Clybucca
- Eungai Rail
- Yarranbella
- Argents Hill
- Yarrahapinni
- Utungun
- North Dorrigo
- Willawarrin
- Blackmans Point
- Megan
- Turners Flat
- Wirrimbi
- Hydes Creek
- Barraganyatti
- Fishermans Reach
- Austral Eden
- Sherwood (Kempsey - NSW)
- Allgomera
- Mungay Creek
- Bostobrick
- Deer Vale
- Hickeys Creek
- Fernbrook
- Jerseyville
- Taylors Arm
- Upper Taylors Arm
- Buckra Bendinni
- Moparrabah
- Gum Scrub
- Fernbank Creek
- Millbank (NSW)
- Yessabah
- Burnt Bridge
- Bielsdown Hills
- Deep Creek (Kempsey - NSW)
- Bundagen
- Tamban
- Skillion Flat
- Summer Island
- Pola Creek
- Grassy Head
- Rainbow Reach
- Dorrigo Mountain
- Bellimbopinni
- Hampden Hall
- Tewinga
- Mooneba
- Burrapine
- Seven Oaks
- Wittitrin
- Valery
- Toorooka
- Girralong
- The Hatch
- Brooklana
- Thumb Creek
- Limeburners Creek (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
- Old Station
- Willi Willi
- Comara
- Spicketts Creek
- Tallowwood Ridge
- Bakers Creek (Nambucca Valley - NSW)
- Corangula
- Hacks Ferry
- Cascade (NSW)
- Kennaicle Creek
Postcodes in Cowper
12 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 4of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- 2444
- 2450 75%
- 2440 100%
- 2452
- 2448
- 2454
- 2447
- 2431
- 2441 89%
- 2455
- 2453 79%
- 2449
Where this comes from
- Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
- Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
- These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.
Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.