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title: "Cook: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
description: "Cook: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads."
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Queensland state district

# Cook

In Queensland.

## Sitting member

- [ **David Kempton** LNP, Cook ](https://politics.computer/mp/david-kempton)

About

## About Cook

Cook is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district covering the Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands. It is held by David Kempton of the Liberal National Party. The seat is named after British navigator James Cook.

Member since

2024

Named after

British navigator James Cook

Area covered

Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, Torres Strait Islands

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Cook yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Cook are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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