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Liberal member and preselected candidate for Cook, Stephen Mutch.
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494:Australia;
451:John Howard
431:Judi Moylan
315:Steve Baird
308:Julia Baird
286:Nationality
139:Jim Cameron
134:Preceded by
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1248:Categories
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1196:1992–1994
1164:1993–1995
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