Now waiting to be officially re-sworn into the Legislative Assembly, the 42-year-old will be joined by 93 other successful members in Macquarie Street.

With up to a quarter of the seats in the lower house now held by non-major parties, Ms Cooke's re-election to the backbench represented one of the last remaining 'safe seats' for the Liberal-Nationals government.

In a statement on the weekend, Ms Cooke expressed assurance the changing landscape would not interfere with representing the Cootamundra electorate.

Speaking with The Junee Southern Cross ahead of the election, Ms Cooke was hesitant to describe herself as confident for re-election.

Instead, she admitted the outcome would not deter her feelings of accomplishment.

"All the commitments I made during the [2017] by-election I have been able to tick off, and more. I have been amazed at how many things we did in this time," she said.

In the absence of complete confidence, Ms Cooke said that she had thrown her every ambition into the role, entirely giving up the operation of her successful floristry, Native Botanical.

Owning and operating the business for a decade after her return to the Riverina from a two-decade foray in corporate Sydney, Ms Cooke said it provided an unexpected political springboard.

"People think it was just playing with flowers, but about 40 per cent of the work was sympathy-based, helping people select flowers during a vulnerable time of their lives."

The daughter of Temora-based funeral directors, Ms Cooke described her upbringing as an "apprenticeship for politics".

"As hard as my job is now, I've always looked at my mum and dad and said, 'I could not do that'."

A cursory purview of the Young-local's life would suggest an aptitude for representation, though, in her younger years, the trajectory was in the pool, not in parliament.

"There are people who aren't surprised this is where I've ended up, but my focus in high school was always on the next swim meet.

"Most of my summers were spent in the Temora pool, and it really taught me the importance of sport for kids. The time management, discipline, striving for a goal, and just resilience in life."

Self-described as a "workaholic and a perfectionist", the newly re-elected member said she is ready to continue living the words of The Boss.

"Bruce Springsteen said in his biography that 'exhaustion is my friend', and that's it for me too."