Division of Burke (1949-55)

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Burke Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	Victoria
Created:	1949
Abolished:	1955
Namesake:	Robert O'Hara Burke

The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and abolished in 1955.

[edit] About the electorate

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 inner suburbs of Melbourne, including Brunswick and Fitzroy. It was a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ted Peters	Labor	1949—1955

[edit] See also

• Division of Burke (1969-2004)

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