Division of Bourke

Not to be confused with Division of Burke.

The Division of Bourke was an Australian electoral division in Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1949. It was named for Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales at the time of the founding of Melbourne. It was based in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including the suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg. After 1910, it was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but was lost to an independent Labor member in 1946.

Bourke Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1901
Abolished	1949
Namesake	Sir Richard Bourke

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		James Hume Cook (1866–1942)	Protectionist	29 March 1901 – 26 May 1909	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of East Bourke Boroughs. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Deakin. Served as minister under Deakin. Lost seat
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 13 April 1910
		Frank Anstey (1865–1940)	Labor	13 April 1910 – 7 August 1934	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Brunswick. Served as minister under Scullin. Retired
		Maurice Blackburn (1880–1944)	Labor	15 September 1934 – December 1935	Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Clifton Hill. Lost seat. Wife was Doris Blackburn
			Independent Labor	December 1935 – 27 March 1937
			Labor	27 March 1937 – October 1941
			Independent Labor	October 1941 – 21 August 1943
		Bill Bryson (1898–1973)	Labor	21 August 1943 – 28 September 1946	Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Wills in 1949
		Doris Blackburn (1889–1970)	Independent Labor	28 September 1946 – 26 June 1947	Failed to win the Division of Wills after Bourke was abolished in 1949. Husband was Maurice Blackburn
			Blackburn-Mutton Labor	26 June 1947 – 10 December 1949

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Bourke