Division of Cooper

[2] In 2024, another redistribution moved the suburb of Clifton Hill from the Division of Melbourne into the south of Cooper.

[3] The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a 0.6% margin over the Greens, when compared to the result for Batman at the 2016 federal election.

[2] At the 2019 election incumbent Ged Kearney received a 2PP swing of over 13% versus the Greens candidate David Risstrom, making the seat once again safe for the ALP.

[4] At the 2022 federal election, Greens candidate Celeste Liddle received a 6.16 swing in her favour (2PP), for a final result of 58.67-41.33.

The north and south of the electorate are divided by Bell Street, Reservoir, which has been referred to as the "hipster-proof fence" or "Quinoa curtain".

William Cooper , the division's namesake
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Cooper in the 2022 federal election . check Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.