Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Bourke, Victoria
The Division of Bourke was created in 1901 and abolished in 1949. It was named for the County of Bourke, which was named after Sir Richard Bourke (1777-1855),
Governor of NSW 1831-37, the time of the founding of Melbourne.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Albion, Edward, Moonee Ponds, Northcote
1906: Albion, Edward, North Carlton, Northcote
1913: Albert, Albion, Northcote, Edward
1922: Blyth, Brunswick, Carlton North, Coburg
1937: Blyth, Brunswick, Coburg, Edward
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Protectionist 03.9 *
1903: Protectionist 01.8
1906: Protectionist 06.7
1910: Labor 08.6
1913: Labor 10.0
1914: Labor 15.9
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1917: Labor 04.5
1919: Labor 03.2
1922: Labor 20.1
1925: Labor 12.5
1928: Labor 18.7
1929: Labor 27.4
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1931: Labor 01.1
1934: Labor 15.6
1937: Labor 18.1
1940: Labor 16.2
1943: Labor 03.6 **
1946: Independent 01.1 ***
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* Majority over Free Trade
** Majority over independent
*** Majority over Labor
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-46
Click here to see full results for Bourke at every election between 1901 and 1946.
MEMBERS FOR BOURKE
Hon James Hume-Cook (Prot, Lib) 1901-10
Hon Frank Anstey (ALP) 1910-34
Maurice Blackburn (ALP, Ind) 1934-43
William Bryson (ALP) 1943-46
Doris Blackburn (Ind) 1946-49
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| Hon James Hume-Cook (Prot, Lib) 1901-10 |
Hon Frank Anstey (ALP) 1910-34 |
Maurice Blackburn (ALP, Ind) 1934-43 |
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| William Bryson (ALP) 1943-46 |
Doris Blackburn (Ind) 1946-49 |
BOUNDARIES
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