# Electoral results for the Division of Bourke

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.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| James Hume Cook | Protectionist | 1901–1909 |
| James Hume Cook | Liberal | 1909–1910 |
| Frank Anstey | Labor | 1910–1934 |
| Maurice Blackburn | Labor | 1934–1935 |
| Maurice Blackburn | Independent Labor | 1935–1937 |
| Maurice Blackburn | Labor | 1937–1941 |
| Maurice Blackburn | Independent Labor | 1941–1943 |
| Bill Bryson | Labor | 1943–1946 |
| Doris Blackburn | Independent Labor | 1946–1949 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Bryson | 30,620 | 45.4 | +7.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Doris Blackburn | 18,625 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | Liberal | Russell Stokes | 16,889 | 25.0 | +6.7 |
| | Services | Henry Brand | 1,333 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,467 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,342 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,809 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Doris Blackburn | 34,478 | 51.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Bill Bryson | 32,989 | 48.9 | −4.7 |
| | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Swing | +4.7 | |

#### 1943

1943 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 26,494 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
| | Labor | Bill Bryson | 24,722 | 37.7 | −28.5 |
| | United Australia | David Smith | 12,004 | 18.3 | −15.5 |
| | Independent | John March | 2,404 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,624 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,468 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,092 | 96.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Bryson | 35,162 | 53.6 | −12.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 30,462 | 46.4 | +46.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −12.6 | |

#### 1940

1940 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 39,736 | 66.2 | −1.9 |
| | United Australia | Charles Lucas | 20,278 | 33.8 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,014 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,364 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,378 | 95.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 38,793 | 68.1 | +8.4 |
| | United Australia | Richard Griffiths | 18,162 | 31.9 | −2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,955 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,460 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,415 | 96.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

#### 1934

1934 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 35,728 | 60.1 | +12.4 |
| | United Australia | Henry Stubbs | 20,176 | 34.0 | −11.2 |
| | Communist | Robert McCrae | 3,509 | 5.9 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,413 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,338 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,751 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Maurice Blackburn | | 65.6 | +14.5 |
| | United Australia | Henry Stubbs | | 34.4 | −14.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +14.5 | |

#### 1931

1931 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 26,948 | 47.7 | −29.7 |
| | United Australia | Roy Ivey | 25,572 | 45.2 | +22.6 |
| | Independent | Walter Norman | 2,357 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Communist | James Adie | 1,644 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,521 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,731 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,252 | 97.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 28,897 | 51.1 | −26.3 |
| | United Australia | Roy Ivey | 27,624 | 48.9 | +26.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −26.3 | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 43,714 | 77.4 | +8.7 |
| | Nationalist | Lionel Hahn | 12,763 | 22.6 | −8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,477 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 913 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,390 | 96.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1928

1928 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 36,835 | 68.7 | +6.2 |
| | Nationalist | Leonard Smith | 16,797 | 31.3 | −6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,632 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,276 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,908 | 95.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

#### 1925

1925 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 32,325 | 62.5 | −7.6 |
| | Nationalist | Edward Price | 19,399 | 37.5 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,724 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 703 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,427 | 94.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.6 | |

#### 1922

1922 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 17,068 | 70.1 | +11.0 |
| | Nationalist | John March | 7,290 | 29.9 | −11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,358 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 588 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,946 | 53.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 21,359 | 53.2 | −1.3 |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Tracey | 18,814 | 46.8 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,173 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 390 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,563 | 76.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

#### 1917

1917 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 22,814 | 54.5 | −11.4 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur May | 19,033 | 45.5 | +11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,847 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,443 | 83.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −11.4 | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 22,075 | 65.9 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Jennings | 11,407 | 34.1 | −5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,482 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 583 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,065 | 76.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Anstey | 19,225 | 60.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Frank Maldon Robb | 12,806 | 40.0 | −0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,031 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 421 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,452 | 76.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Anstey | 17,918 | 58.6 | +19.7 |
| | Liberal | James Hume Cook | 12,660 | 41.4 | −19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,578 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,959 | 75.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James Hume Cook | 10,745 | 52.2 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Randolph Bedford | 8,016 | 38.9 | +0.1 |
| | Anti-Socialist | Joseph Molden | 1,835 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,596 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 624 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,220 | 63.1 | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

#### 1903

1903 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James Hume Cook | 8,657 | 42.4 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Martin Hannah | 7,933 | 38.8 | +21.1 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Rothwell Grundy | 3,841 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,431 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 314 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,745 | 59.4 | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

#### 1901

1901 Australian federal election: Bourke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | James Hume Cook | 3,021 | 34.6 | +34.6 |
| | Free Trade | Frederick Hickford | 2,343 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | Labour | Martin Hannah | 1,559 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Rose | 1,138 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Mirams | 676 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,737 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,824 | 66.1 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |