Bill Bourke (politician) explained

Bill Bourke
Constituency Mp:Fawkner
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Harold Holt
Successor:Peter Howson
Term Start:10 December 1949
Term End:10 December 1955
Birth Date:1913 6, df=yes
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor (1949 - 55)
Labor (A-C) (1955)

William Meskill Bourke (2 June 1913 – 22 May 1981) was an Australian politician.

Bourke was elected to the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner at the 1949 election representing the Australian Labor Party. He was expelled from the Labor Party in 1955 for belonging to the Industrial Groups (Groupers) and joined the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), later renamed the Democratic Labor Party. He was defeated at the 1955 election by Peter Howson.[1] He was educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the House of Representatives since 1901 . . Parliamentary Handbook . 2008-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071117113956/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/abbott.brough.htm . 17 November 2007 . dead . dmy .
  2. Web site: Legislative election of 10 December 1949. psephos.adam-carr.net. 14 March 2024.
  3. Australian Dictionary of Biography