Ed Cocks (born 1979) is a member of parliament in the

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

representing the ACT Liberal Party. A public servant working for the Health Department, Cocks ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly at the

2016 ACT election A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 October 2016. The 15-year incumbent Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, won a fifth term over the main opposition Liberal Party, ...

and for the federal seat of

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. He ran again for Murrumbidgee at the 2020 ACT election. Although not successful at the election, he was elected in a countback on 20 June 2022 following Giulia Jones's resignation.

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1979 births Living people Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians Liberal Party of Australia members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub

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