title: Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland
text: # Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland
  
  Cook and Westmoreland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the first and second Parliaments (1856–1859), named after Cook and Westmoreland counties in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon areas. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was largely replaced by Hartley, however both members moved to other electorates, James Martin became the member for East Sydney, while Robert Jamison became the member for Nepean.
  
  ## Member for Cook and Westmoreland
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Period | Member | Member | Party | Period |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Martin | None | 1856–1859 | | Robert Jamison | None | 1856–1859 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  There was only one contested election held in the district, in the 1856 New South Wales colonial election. James Martin twice resigned in 1856 and 1857 as a result of accepting appointment as Attorney General, however on both occasions he was re-elected unopposed.
  
  ### 1856
  
  1856 New South Wales colonial election: Cook and Westmoreland :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Martin (elected 1) | James Martin (elected 1) | 321 | 39.5 |
  | Robert Jamison (elected 2) | Robert Jamison (elected 2) | 303 | 37.3 |
  | John Arkins | John Arkins | 189 | 23.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 813 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 487 | 54.4 |
  
  ### 1858
  
  1858 New South Wales colonial election: Cook and Westmoreland 27 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Martin (re-elected) | James Martin (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  | Robert Jamison (re-elected) | Robert Jamison (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  