Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1949–1955)

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Burke in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1955.

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MemberPartyTerm
  Ted Peters Labor 1949–1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Burke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Peters 23,51068.7−3.7
Liberal Alfred Wall9,26027.0−0.6
Communist Vida Little1,4674.3+4.3
Total formal votes34,23798.2
Informal votes6131.8
Turnout 34,85096.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Peters 72.6+0.2
Liberal Alfred Wall27.4−0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Burke [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Peters 27,42272.4+10.3
Liberal Alfred Wall10,44627.6+2.4
Total formal votes37,86897.8
Informal votes8612.2
Turnout 38,72996.1
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Burke [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Peters 24,36262.1+11.1
Liberal Alfred Wall9,86525.2+2.4
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Henry Hodges4,72012.0+12.0
Independent James Whitworth2710.7+0.7
Total formal votes39,21897.5
Informal votes9992.5
Turnout 40,21795.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Peters 69.4−0.7
Liberal Alfred Wall30.6+0.7
Labor notional  hold Swing −0.7

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References

  1. "1954 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "1951 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. "1949 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.