Division of Burke (1949–1955)

The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian expedition in 1860, the first white explorer to cross Australia from south to north.^{[citation needed]} The division was created in 1949 and replaced the similarly located and pronounced division of Bourke. It was located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, including Brunswick and Fitzroy.^[1] It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.^{[citation needed]} It was abolished in 1955.^{[citation needed]}

Burke Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1949
Abolished	1955
Namesake	Robert O'Hara Burke

Members

Image		Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Ted Peters (1897–1980)	Labor	10 December 1949 – 10 December 1955	Transferred to the Division of Scullin after Burke was abolished in 1955

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1949–55)

See also

• Division of Burke (1969-2004)