2001 Profile of the division of Burke

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State:

Victoria

Name Derivation:

Named after Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861), a former Irish policeman, who led the Victorian expedition in 1860 which attempted to cross Australia from south to north. The team reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1861, but perished on the return journey.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 3117 sq km of inland central Victoria.

Its main centres are Bacchus Marsh, Melton and Deer Park (south), Trentham (west), Kyneton (north), Sunbury, Gisborne and Romsey (east).

Products/Industries of the area:

Dairying, general farming, horse studs and market gardening, timber, wine production and service industries.

First Proclaimed/Election

1968/1969

Members

Brendan O'Connor (ALP) 2001–

N O'Keefe (ALP) 1984–2001

(Dr) A C Theophanous (ALP) 1980–84

L K Johnson (ALP) 1969–80

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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses

Demographic Rating

Rural

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 80 245 Informal Vote: 5.18% Turnout: 95.98% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 57.61% LP: 42.39%	Enrolment: 84 099 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.95% Preamble Question 1.01% Turnout: Republic Question 95.66% Preamble Question 95.67%	Enrolment: 88 943 Informal Vote: 3.57% Turnout: 95.57% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 55.51% LP: 44.49%