Jim Cope | |
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.jpg) Cope in 1970 | |
| Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 27 February 1973 – 27 February 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Aston |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Scholes |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cook | |
| In office 21 May 1955 – 10 December 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Sheehan |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson | |
| In office 10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Sydney | |
| In office 25 October 1969 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Les McMahon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1907 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 February 1999 (aged 91) Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Myrtle Hurst (m. 1932) |
| Occupation | Glassworker |
James Francis Cope CMG (26 November 1907 – 3 February 1999) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1975. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975, resigning abruptly in dramatic circumstances, when he was in the Chair presiding over question time, when he came into conflict with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.