Electoral results for the district of Burra

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This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Burra in South Australian elections.

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Members for Burra

First incarnation (1875–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Ben Rounsevell 1875–1890  Rowland Rees 1875–1881
  Ebenezer Ward 1881–1884
  John Cockburn 1884–1887
   Frederick Holder 1887–1901
  George Lake 1890–1896
  Charles Goode National League 1896–1899
  Ben Rounsevell National League 1899–1902
   William Russell Labor 1901–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  Archibald McDonald Liberal and Country 1938–1947
  George Hawker Liberal and Country 1947–1956
  Percy Quirke Independent 1956–1963
  Liberal and Country 1963–1968
  Ernest Allen Liberal and Country 1968–1970

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Burra [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,13156.9−5.4
Labor John Phelan1,76732.1−5.6
Democratic Labor William Ahern60211.0+11.0
Total formal votes5,50098.7+0.1
Informal votes701.3−0.1
Turnout 5,57096.4+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,64366.2+3.9
Labor John Phelan1,85733.8−3.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.9
1965 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Percy Quirke 3,46762.3+18.8
Labor John Phelan2,10137.7+37.7
Total formal votes5,56898.6−0.2
Informal votes781.4+0.2
Turnout 5,64695.9+0.2
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
1962 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,21856.5+4.4
Liberal and Country John Bailey2,48143.5−4.4
Total formal votes5,69998.8+0.1
Informal votes671.2−0.1
Turnout 5,76695.7−0.2
Independent hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,04752.1+0.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Gilfillan2,80647.9−0.9
Total formal votes5,85398.7−0.2
Informal votes751.3+0.2
Turnout 5,92895.9+0.8
Independent hold Swing +0.9
1956 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,01551.2
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,87648.8
Total formal votes5,89198.9
Informal votes671.1
Turnout 5,95895.1
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing
1953 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,47859.4−1.9
Labor Even George 1,69740.6+1.9
Total formal votes4,17599.00.0
Informal votes411.00.0
Turnout 4,21697.2+2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.9
1950 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,63361.3+2.8
Labor Even George 1,66138.7−2.8
Total formal votes4,29499.0+0.2
Informal votes441.0−0.2
Turnout 4,33894.7−0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,56658.5+2.8
Labor Michael Cronin1,81941.5−2.8
Total formal votes4,38598.8+1.2
Informal votes521.2−1.2
Turnout 4,43795.3+5.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.8
1944 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,26555.7−2.4
Labor Ellis Bristow1,80344.3+2.4
Total formal votes4,06897.6−0.7
Informal votes992.4+0.7
Turnout 4,16790.0+28.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.4
1941 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,74458.1+19.0
Labor Thomas Canny1,26041.9+11.7
Total formal votes3,00498.3−0.5
Informal votes531.7+0.5
Turnout 3,05761.5−13.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.9

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,53039.1
Labor Thomas Canny1,18130.2
Independent Even George 74219.0
Independent Maurice Collins 45611.7
Total formal votes3,90998.8
Informal votes481.2
Turnout 3,95775.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,30559.0
Labor Thomas Canny1,60441.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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References

  1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN   978-0-9750486-3-4