Division of Burke (1969–2004)

Burke Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1969
Abolished	2004
Namesake	Robert O'Hara Burke

The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 2004.

The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian expedition in 1860, the first to cross Australia from south to north.

It was located in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Broadmeadows and Thomastown, but later extended into rural areas including Bacchus Marsh, Gisborne and Sunbury. It was generally a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

The last member for Burke, Brendan O'Connor, was elected for the new seat of Gorton in 2004.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Keith Johnson (1929–1995)	Labor	25 October 1969 – 19 September 1980	Retired
		Andrew Theophanous (1946–)		18 October 1980 – 1 December 1984	Transferred to the Division of Calwell
		Neil O'Keefe (1947–)		1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001	Retired
		Brendan O'Connor (1962–)		10 November 2001 – 9 October 2004	Transferred to the Division of Gorton after Burke was abolished in 2004

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004)

See also

• Division of Burke (1949–1955)

References