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Federal division, provincial

# Cowper

In New South Wales. The advertiser we follow here has spent under $100 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/North_Coast_Regional_Gardens_Glasshouse_Opening_2022_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Pat Conaghan** Nationals, Cowper ](https://politics.computer/mp/pat-conaghan)

About

## About Cowper

Cowper is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, on the Mid North Coast, covering the coastal cities of Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. It is held by Pat Conaghan of The Nationals. Conaghan's Facebook and Instagram ads currently have no listed topics.

Created

1900, one of the original 65 divisions

Named after

Sir Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales

Held by the same party since

1919, apart from one brief break

Previous members

Sir Earle Page, who represented Cowper from 1919 to 1961

Boundary change

Northern parts shifted to Page in February 2016 redistribution

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%5Fof%5FCowper), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Cowper whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

1. [Pat Conaghan](https://politics.computer/mp/pat-conaghan) MP, Nationals  
under $100 1 ad, 1 running

 At least  Up to (Meta only publishes ranges) 

## Their biggest ads

- [![💬CHAT WITH PAT: COFFS HARBOUR🗣 I'll be at Coffs Central just near Muffin Break from 12pm - 2pm on Tuesday November 17. Please take the opp](https://politics.computer/media/a7df23cecdfd4877dd2ca38da9a405d15ac2efa2c46bcc8840d72c639aa7bcf7?w=480) Pat ConaghanUnder $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/a7df23cecdfd4877dd2ca38da9a405d15ac2efa2c46bcc8840d72c639aa7bcf7)

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