Electoral results for the Division of Burke (1969–2004)

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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 1969 to its abolition in 2004.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  Keith Johnson Labor 1969–1980
  Andrew Theophanous Labor 1980–1984
  Neil O'Keefe Labor 1984–2001
  Brendan O'Connor Labor 2001–2004

Election results[]

Elections in the 2000s[]

2001[]

2001 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 39,138 47.74 −2.25
Liberal Chris Dawe 31,282 38.16 +2.13
Greens Marcus Ward 6,062 7.39 +5.48
Democrats Geoff Lutz 5,493 6.70 +0.72
Total formal votes 81,975 96.43 +1.61
Informal votes 3,031 3.57 −1.61
Turnout 85,006 95.98
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 45,504 55.51 −2.10
Liberal Chris Dawe 36,471 44.49 +2.10
Labor hold Swing −2.10

Elections in the 1990s[]

1998[]

1998 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 36,516 50.00 −0.95
Liberal Serge Petrovich 26,317 36.03 −2.41
Democrats Vaughan Williams 4,365 5.98 −3.64
One Nation Frank Preston 3,319 4.54 +4.54
Greens Paul Fyffe 1,397 1.91 +1.91
Independent Rod Hardy 957 1.31 +1.31
Natural Law Ngaire Mason 163 0.22 −0.78
Total formal votes 73,034 94.82 −2.21
Informal votes 3,988 5.18 +2.21
Turnout 77,022 95.98 −0.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 42,074 57.61 +0.58
Liberal Serge Petrovich 30,960 42.39 −0.58
Labor hold Swing +0.58

1996[]

1996 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 35,949 50.95 −1.93
Liberal Anthony Moore 27,122 38.44 −1.41
Democrats Victor Kaye 6,782 9.61 +5.08
Natural Law Michael Dickins 705 1.00 +0.28
Total formal votes 70,558 97.04 −0.40
Informal votes 2,155 2.96 +0.40
Turnout 72,713 96.21 −0.22
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 40,069 57.03 −0.69
Liberal Anthony Moore 30,191 42.97 +0.69
Labor hold Swing −0.69

1993[]

1993 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 40,067 55.39 +12.51
Liberal Stephen Mitchell 27,047 37.39 −3.92
Democrats Iain Ralph 3,180 4.40 −11.42
Call to Australia Ian Burrowes 1,491 2.06 +2.06
Natural Law Michael Dickins 552 0.76 +0.76
Total formal votes 72,337 97.29 +1.19
Informal votes 2,013 2.71 −1.19
Turnout 74,350 96.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 43,345 59.96 +6.66
Liberal Stephen Mitchell 28,941 40.04 −6.66
Labor hold Swing +6.66

1990[]

1990 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 27,102 42.9 −11.1
Liberal Ian Lindsay 26,114 41.3 +7.5
Democrats Patrick McCurry 9,996 15.8 +8.6
Total formal votes 63,212 96.1
Informal votes 2,564 3.9
Turnout 65,776 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 33,684 53.3 −5.8
Liberal Ian Lindsay 29,505 46.7 +5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

Elections in the 1980s[]

1987[]

1987 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 32,738 49.3 +0.6
Liberal Peter Dale 25,534 38.5 −2.8
Democrats Susan Mullington 4,793 7.2 +1.4
National Barry McLeod 3,278 4.9 +1.7
Total formal votes 66,343 95.4
Informal votes 3,214 4.6
Turnout 69,557 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 36,098 54.4 +1.5
Liberal Peter Dale 30,206 45.6 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1984[]

1984 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil O'Keefe 27,445 48.7 −0.5
Liberal Marisa d'Agostino 23,273 41.3 −2.4
Democrats George Hunter 2,985 5.3 −0.8
National Leslie Vidler 1,823 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labor Genevieve Cormick 862 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 56,389 91.7
Informal votes 5,073 8.3
Turnout 61,462 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil O'Keefe 29,836 52.9 −0.9
Liberal Marisa d'Agostino 26,546 47.1 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

1983[]

1983 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 46,171 60.9 +6.8
Liberal Bernie Finn 24,294 32.0 −6.2
Democrats George Hunter 4,611 6.1 −1.6
Socialist Workers Evelyn Robson 788 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 75,864 97.2
Informal votes 2,163 2.8
Turnout 78,027 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 65.5 +6.7
Liberal Bernie Finn 34.5 −6.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7

1980[]

1980 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Theophanous 37,984 54.1 +3.7
Liberal Greg Ross 26,803 38.2 +5.9
Democrats Eric Spencer 5,413 7.7 −3.4
Total formal votes 70,200 96.8
Informal votes 2,357 3.2
Turnout 72,557 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Theophanous 58.8 +2.2
Liberal Greg Ross 41.2 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s[]

1977[]

1977 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Johnson 32,248 50.4 −0.7
Liberal Mihaly Lengyel 20,680 32.3 −7.8
Democrats Eric Spencer 7,122 11.1 +11.1
Democratic Labor Colin Walsh 3,963 6.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 64,013 96.5
Informal votes 2,341 3.5
Turnout 66,354 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Johnson 56.6 +2.7
Liberal Mihaly Lengyel 43.4 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

1975[]

1975 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Johnson 45,634 54.2 −7.0
Liberal Claus Salger 31,103 37.0 +9.1
Democratic Labor Colin Walsh 4,442 5.3 −0.3
Independent Michael Dupla 2,949 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 84,128 97.3
Informal votes 2,318 2.7
Turnout 86,446 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Johnson 57.0 −8.8
Liberal Claus Salger 43.0 +8.8
Labor hold Swing −8.8

1974[]

1974 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Johnson 46,977 61.2 −2.4
Liberal Claus Salger 21,411 27.9 +1.9
Democratic Labor Colin Walsh 4,328 5.6 −4.9
Australia Alexander Gerocs 4,017 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 76,733 97.0
Informal votes 2,382 3.0
Turnout 79,115 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Johnson 65.8 +1.1
Liberal Claus Salger 34.2 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1972[]

1972 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Johnson 39,510 63.6 +6.8
Liberal Howard Thain 16,143 26.0 −4.2
Democratic Labor Colin Walsh 6,502 10.5 −0.1
Total formal votes 62,155 96.8
Informal votes 2,034 3.2
Turnout 64,189 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Johnson 64.7 +5.5
Liberal Howard Thain 35.3 −5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1960s[]

1969[]

1969 Australian federal election: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Johnson 26,798 56.8 +10.4
Liberal John Williams 14,230 30.2 −0.9
Democratic Labor Terence Scully 5,003 10.6 −3.3
Independent Kathleen Laherty 633 1.3 +1.3
Australia Richard Smith 506 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 47,170 94.7
Informal votes 2,621 5.3
Turnout 49,791 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Johnson 59.2 +7.2
Liberal John Williams 40.8 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2

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