Burke

The seat was created in 1969.

1969

L.K.Johnson (ALP)		26798 (56.8%)
K.F.Laherty (Ind)		663 (1.3%)
T.J.Scully (DLP)		5003 (10.6%)
R.J.Smith (AP)			506 (1.1%)
J.Williams (Lib)		14230 (30.2%)
Informal			2621

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 59.1%, Lib 40.9%

1972

L.K.Johnson (ALP)		39510 (63.6%)
H.G.Thain (Lib)			16143 (26.0%)
C.W.Walsh (DLP)			6502 (10.5%)
Informal			2034

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 64.3%, Lib 35.7%

1974

A.Gerocs (AP)			4017 (5.2%)
L.K.Johnson (ALP)		46977 (61.2%)
C.D.Salger (Lib)		21411 (27.9%)
C.W.Walsh (DLP)			4328 (5.6%)
Informal			2382

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 66.2%, Lib 33.8%

1975

M.S.Dupla (Ind)			2949 (3.5%)
L.K.Johnson (ALP)		45634 (54.2%)
C.D.Salger (Lib)		31103 (37.0%)
C.W.Walsh (DLP)			4442 (5.3%)
Informal			2318

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 57.2%, Lib 42.8%

1977

L.K.Johnson (ALP)		32248 (50.4%)
M.Lengyel (Lib)			20680 (32.3%)
E.J.Spencer (Dem)		7122 (11.1%)
C.W.Walsh (DLP)			3963 (6.2%)
Informal			2341

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 57.6%, Lib 42.4%

1980

A.G.Ross (Lib)			26803 (38.2%)
E.J.Spencer (Dem)		5413 (7.7%)
A.C.Theophanous (ALP)		37984 (54.1%)
Informal			2357

Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 58.2%, Lib 41.8%

1983

Bernie Finn (Lib)		24294 (32.0%)
George Hunter (Dem)		4611 (6.1%)
Evelyn Robson (SWP)		788 (1.0%)
Andrew Theophanous (ALP)	46171 (60.9%)
Informal			2163

After preferences:

Bernie Finn (Lib)		26940 (35.5%)
Andrew Theophanous (ALP)	48924 (64.5%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP -10.2%)

M.D'Agostino (Lib)		23273 (41.3%)
L.H.Vidler (Nat)		1823 (3.2%)
G.Cormick (DLP)			862 (1.5%)
N.P.O'Keefe (ALP)		27446 (48.7%)
G.M.W.Hunter (Dem)		2985 (5.3%)
Informal			5073

After preferences:

M.D'Agostino (Lib)		26546 (47.1%)
N.P.O'Keefe (ALP)		29836 (52.9%)

On 1996 boundaries: ALP 55.2%, Lib 44.8%

1987

Barry McLeod (Nat)		3278 (4.9%)
Peter Dale (Lib)		25534 (38.5%)
Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		32738 (49.4%)
Susan Millington (Dem)		4793 (7.2%)
Informal			3214

After preferences:

Peter Dale (Lib)		30206 (45.6%)
Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		36098 (54.4%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP +4.6%)

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		27102 (42.9%)
Patrick McCurry (Dem)		9996 (15.8%)
Ian Lindsay (Lib)		26114 (41.3%)
Informal			2564

After preferences:

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		33684 (53.3%)
Ian Lindsay (Lib)		29505 (46.7%)

On 1996 boundaries: ALP 51.0%, Lib 49.0%

1993

Ian Burrowes (CTA)		1491 (2.1%)
Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		40067 (55.4%)
Michael Dickins (NL)		552 (0.8%)
Iain Ralph (Dem)		3180 (4.4%)
Stephen Mitchell (Lib)		27047 (37.4%)
Informal			2013

After preferences:

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		43345 (60.0%)
Stephen Mitchell (Lib)		28941 (40.0%)

1996

(Redistribution: ALP -2.3%)

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		35949 (51.0%)
Anthony Moore (Lib)		27122 (38.4%)
Victor Kaye (Dem)		6782 (9.6%)
Michael Dickins (NL)		705 (1.0%)
Informal			2155

After preferences:

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		40069 (57.0%)
Anthony Moore (Lib)		30191 (43.0%)

1998

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		36516 (50.0%)
Rod Hardy (Ind)			957 (1.3%)
Serge Petrovich (Lib)		26317 (36.0%)
Paul Fyffe (Grn)		1397 (1.9%)
Ngaire Mason (NL)		163 (0.2%)
Vaughan Williams (Dem)		4365 (6.0%)
Frank Preston (ON)		3319 (4.5%)
Informal			3988

After preferences:

Neil O'Keefe (ALP)		42074 (57.6%)
Serge Petrovich (Lib)		30960 (42.4%)

2001

Marcus Ward (Grn)		6062 (7.4%)
Geoff Lutz (Dem)		5493 (6.7%)
Chris Dawe (Lib)		31282 (38.2%)
Brendan O'Connor (ALP)		39138 (47.7%)
Informal			3031 (3.6%)

After preferences

Brendan O'Connor (ALP)		45504 (55.5%)
Chris Dawe (Lib)		36471 (44.5%)
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