Electoral results for the Division of Bourke

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bourke in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1949.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  James Hume Cook Protectionist 1901–1909
  Liberal 1909–1910
  Frank Anstey Labor 1910–1934
  Maurice Blackburn Labor 1934–1935
  Independent Labor 1935–1937
  Labor 1937–1941
  Independent Labor 1941–1943
  Bill Bryson Labor 1943–1946
  Doris Blackburn Independent Labor 1946–1947
  Blackburn-Mutton Labor 1947–1949

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Bryson 30,62045.4+7.7
Independent Labor Doris Blackburn 18,62527.6+27.6
Liberal Russell Stokes 16,88925.0+6.7
Services Henry Brand1,3332.0+2.0
Total formal votes67,46796.6
Informal votes2,3423.4
Turnout 69,80993.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Labor Doris Blackburn 34,47851.1+4.7
Labor Bill Bryson 32,98948.9−4.7
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing +4.7

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Maurice Blackburn 26,49440.4+40.4
Labor Bill Bryson 24,72237.7−28.5
United Australia David Smith12,00418.3−15.5
Independent John March2,4043.7+3.7
Total formal votes65,62497.8
Informal votes1,4682.2
Turnout 67,09296.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Bryson 35,16253.6−12.6
Independent Labor Maurice Blackburn 30,46246.4+46.4
Labor hold Swing −12.6

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 39,73666.2−1.9
United Australia Charles Lucas20,27833.8+1.9
Total formal votes60,01497.8
Informal votes1,3642.2
Turnout 61,37895.2
Labor hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 38,79368.1+8.4
United Australia Richard Griffiths18,16231.9−2.6
Total formal votes56,95597.5
Informal votes1,4602.5
Turnout 58,41596.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 35,72860.1+12.4
United Australia Henry Stubbs20,17634.0−11.2
Communist Robert McCrae3,5095.9+3.0
Total formal votes59,41396.2
Informal votes2,3383.8
Turnout 61,75195.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Blackburn 65.6+14.5
United Australia Henry Stubbs34.4−14.5
Labor hold Swing +14.5

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 26,94847.7−29.7
United Australia Roy Ivey25,57245.2+22.6
Independent Walter Norman2,3574.2+4.2
Communist James Adie1,6442.9+2.9
Total formal votes56,52195.4
Informal votes2,7314.6
Turnout 59,25297.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Anstey 28,89751.1−26.3
United Australia Roy Ivey27,62448.9+26.3
Labor hold Swing −26.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 43,71477.4+8.7
Nationalist Lionel Hahn12,76322.6−8.7
Total formal votes56,47798.4
Informal votes9131.6
Turnout 57,39096.5
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 36,83568.7+6.2
Nationalist Leonard Smith16,79731.3−6.2
Total formal votes53,63295.9
Informal votes2,2764.1
Turnout 55,90895.5
Labor hold Swing +6.2

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 32,32562.5−7.6
Nationalist Edward Price19,39937.5+7.6
Total formal votes51,72498.7
Informal votes7031.3
Turnout 52,42794.7
Labor hold Swing −7.6

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 17,06870.1+11.0
Nationalist John March7,29029.9−11.0
Total formal votes24,35897.6
Informal votes5882.4
Turnout 24,94653.4
Labor hold Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 21,35953.2−1.3
Nationalist Reginald Tracey18,81446.8+1.3
Total formal votes40,17399.0
Informal votes3901.0
Turnout 40,56376.0
Labor hold Swing −1.3

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 22,81454.5−11.4
Nationalist Arthur May19,03345.5+11.4
Total formal votes41,84798.6
Informal votes5961.4
Turnout 42,44383.5
Labor hold Swing −11.4

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 22,07565.9+5.9
Liberal Richard Jennings11,40734.1−5.9
Total formal votes33,48298.3
Informal votes5831.7
Turnout 34,06576.3
Labor hold Swing +5.9

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Anstey 19,22560.0+0.8
Liberal Frank Maldon Robb12,80640.0−0.8
Total formal votes32,03198.7
Informal votes4211.3
Turnout 32,45276.9
Labor hold Swing +0.8

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anstey 17,91858.6+19.7
Liberal James Hume Cook 12,66041.4−19.7
Total formal votes30,57898.8
Informal votes3811.2
Turnout 30,95975.4
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +15.3

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 10,74552.2+9.8
Labour Randolph Bedford 8,01638.9+0.1
Anti-Socialist Joseph Molden1,8358.9+8.9
Total formal votes20,59697.1
Informal votes6242.9
Turnout 21,22063.1
Protectionist hold Swing +4.9

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 8,65742.4+7.8
Labour Martin Hannah 7,93338.8+21.1
Ind. Protectionist Rothwell Grundy3,84118.8+18.8
Total formal votes20,43198.5
Informal votes3141.5
Turnout 20,74559.4
Protectionist hold Swing −2.1

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hume Cook 3,02134.6+34.6
Free Trade Frederick Hickford 2,34326.8+26.8
Labour Martin Hannah 1,55917.8+17.8
Ind. Protectionist James Rose 1,13813.0+13.0
Ind. Protectionist James Mirams 6767.7+7.7
Total formal votes8,73799.0
Informal votes871.0
Turnout 8,82466.1
Protectionist win(new seat)

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