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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.
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- Anti violence activism
- Political career
- References
Anti-violence activism
In 2008 Cook's 17-year-old son Sam Davis was killed in a one-punch attack at a party. 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.
Cook stood down from the board of the Sammy D Foundation after she was elected to Parliament.
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.
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.