Nat Cook
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| Nat Cook MP |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Fisher |
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| Assumed office 16 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Such |
| Majority | 0.02% |
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| Born | Natalie Fleur Cook |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Neil Davis |
| Education | Flinders University |
| Profession | Nurse |
Natalie Fleur "Nat" Cook is an Australian politician and anti-violence campaigner representing the electoral district of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party since the 2014 Fisher by-election.
Anti-violence activism
In 2008 Cook's 17-year old son Sam Davis was killed in a one-punch attack at a party.[1] Soon after Cook and her partner, Neil Davis, founded the Sammy D Foundation, which runs school programs to spread an anti-violence message and provide positive role models to disadvantaged youth.[2]
Cook stood down from the board of the Sammy D Foundation after she was elected to Parliament.[3]
Political career
On 20 October 2014 Cook was pre-selected as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the seat of Fisher in the 2014 Fisher by-election, following the death of incumbent member Bob Such.[4]
Cook won the by-election by nine votes from a 7.3 percent two-party swing, resulting in the Weatherill Labor Government changing from minority to majority government. On a 0.02 percent margin it is the most marginal seat in parliament.[5][6][7]
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- ↑ 2014 Fisher by-election: Antony Green ABC
- ↑ Fisher by-election win for Labor gives Weatherill Government majority in SA: ABC 13 December 2014
- ↑ Labor claims victory in Fisher by-election: The Advertiser 13 December 2014
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| Preceded by | Member for Fisher 2014–present |
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