Electoral district of Burke explained

Burke
State:	qld
Lifespan:	1873–1932, 1960–1972
Class:	Rural

Burke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1932, and again from 1960 to 1972. It covered remote rural areas in Northwest Queensland.^[1]

It originally existed as a single-member district until 1888, when it was changed to a dual-member district. This was changed at the next election when it was split into two single electorates - Burke and Croydon. Burke was amalgamated into the district of Carpentaria from the 1932 election, but was revived for the 1960 election, until it was finally abolished at the 1972 election and renamed Mount Isa.^[1]

Members for Burke

First incarnation (1873–1932)
Member		Party	Term
	William Hodgkinson		1873—1875
	James Parker		1875—1876
	Patrick O'Sullivan		1876—1878
	Roger Sheaffe		1878—1883	Dual member electorate (1888–1893)
	Edward Palmer		1883—1888	Member 2		Party	Term
	Ernest Hunter		1888—1890		William Hodgkinson		1888—1893
	John Hoolan	Labor	1890—1894
		Thomas Glassey	Labor	1894—1896
		John Hoolan	Labor	1896—1899
		William Maxwell	Labor	1899—1907
			Kidstonites	1907—1909
		Charles Collins	Labor	1909—1912
		William Murphy	Independent	1912—1918
		Darby Riordan	Labor	1918—1929
		Arthur Jones	Labor	1929—1932

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Burke.

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• by name

Notes and References

1. 27 April 2020.