Division Of Burke (1949-1955)
The Division of Burke has twice been used as the name of an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. Both were in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, but did not overlap: * Division of Burke (1949–1955), in the inner suburbs of Melbourne * Division of Burke (1969–2004), in the outer suburbs of Melbourne See also * Division of Bourke The Division of Bourke was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the List of Australian electorates contes ...

Division Of Burke (1949–1955)
The Division of Burke was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Burke and Wills expedition, Victorian expedition in 1860, the first white explorer to cross Australia from south to north. 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, Victoria, Brunswick and Fitzroy, Victoria, Fitzroy. It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. It was abolished in 1955. Members Election results See also * Division of Burke (1969-2004) References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Division Of Burke (1949-55) Former electoral divisions of Australia, Burke (1949-55) Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1955 1955 disestablishments in Australia ...
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Division Of Burke (1969–2004)
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 Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century Hi ... in 2004. Members Election results See also * Division of Burke (1949–1955) {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke (1969-2004) 1969 ...
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