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Division of Bourke

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Former Australian federal electoral division
Not to be confused withDivision of Burke.

Australian electorate
Bourke
AustralianHouse of RepresentativesDivision
Created1901
Abolished1949
NamesakeSir Richard Bourke

TheDivision of Bourke was anAustralian electoral division inVictoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of theoriginal 65 divisions to be contested at thefirst federal election. It was abolished in 1949. It was named forSir Richard Bourke,Governor of New South Wales at the time of the founding ofMelbourne. It was based in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including the suburbs ofBrunswick andCoburg. After 1910, it was a safe seat for theAustralian Labor Party, but was lost to an independent Labor member in 1946.

Members

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ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
 James Hume Cook
(1866–1942)
Protectionist29 March 1901
26 May 1909
Previously held theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat ofEast Bourke Boroughs. Served asChief Government Whip in the House underDeakin. Served as minister underDeakin. Lost seat
 Liberal26 May 1909 –
13 April 1910
 Frank Anstey
(1865–1940)
Labor13 April 1910
7 August 1934
Previously held theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat ofBrunswick. Served as minister underScullin. Retired
 Maurice Blackburn
(1880–1944)
Labor15 September 1934
15 November 1935[1]
Previously held theVictorian Legislative Assembly seat ofClifton Hill. Lost seat. Wife wasDoris Blackburn
 Independent Labor15 November 1935 –
27 March 1937
 Labor27 March 1937 –
3 October 1941[2]
 Independent Labor3 October 1941 –
21 August 1943
 Bill Bryson
(1898–1973)
Labor21 August 1943
28 September 1946
Lost seat. Later elected to the Division ofWills in1949
 Doris Blackburn
(1889–1970)
Independent Labor28 September 1946
26 June 1947
Failed to win the Division ofWills after Bourke was abolished in 1949. Husband wasMaurice Blackburn
 Blackburn-Mutton Labor26 June 1947 –
10 December 1949

Election results

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Main article:Electoral results for the Division of Bourke

References

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  1. ^"MR. BLACKBURN OUT". Tweed Daily. 16 November 1935. p. 4. Retrieved25 January 2025.
  2. ^"MR. BLACKBURN EXPELLED FROM LABOR PARTY". Advocate. 4 October 1941. p. 7. Retrieved25 January 2025.
Labor (25)
Liberal (6)
Nationals (3)
Independent (4)
Greens (1)
Abolished

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