This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Burra in South Australian elections.

Members for Burra

First incarnation (1875–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Ben Rounsevell 1875–1890   Rowland Rees 1875–1881
  Ebenezer Ward 1881–1884
  John Cockburn 1884–1887
    Frederick Holder 1887–1901
  George Lake 1890–1896
  Charles Goode National League 1896–1899
  Ben Rounsevell National League 1899–1902
    William Russell Labor 1901–1902
Second incarnation (1938–1970)
MemberPartyTerm
  Archibald McDonald Liberal and Country 1938–1947
  George Hawker Liberal and Country 1947–1956
  Percy Quirke Independent 1956–1963
  Liberal and Country 1963–1968
  Ernest Allen Liberal and Country 1968–1970

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1968 South Australian state election: Burra[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,131 56.9 -5.4
Labor John Phelan 1,767 32.1 -5.6
Democratic Labor William Ahern 602 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 5,500 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 70 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 5,570 96.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ernest Allen 3,643 66.2 +3.9
Labor John Phelan 1,857 33.8 -3.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing+3.9
1965 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Percy Quirke 3,467 62.3 +18.8
Labor John Phelan 2,101 37.7 +37.7
Total formal votes 5,568 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 78 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 5,646 95.9 +0.2
Liberal and Country gain from Independent SwingN/A
1962 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,218 56.5 +4.4
Liberal and Country John Bailey 2,481 43.5 -4.4
Total formal votes 5,699 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 67 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 5,766 95.7 -0.2
Independent hold Swing+4.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,047 52.1 +0.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Gilfillan 2,806 47.9 -0.9
Total formal votes 5,853 98.7 -0.2
Informal votes 75 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 5,928 95.9 +0.8
Independent hold Swing+0.9
1956 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,015 51.2
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,876 48.8
Total formal votes 5,891 98.9
Informal votes 67 1.1
Turnout 5,958 95.1
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing
1953 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,478 59.4 -1.9
Labor Even George 1,697 40.6 +1.9
Total formal votes 4,175 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 41 1.0 0.0
Turnout 4,216 97.2 +2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing-1.9
1950 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,633 61.3 +2.8
Labor Even George 1,661 38.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 4,294 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 44 1.0 -0.2
Turnout 4,338 94.7 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing+2.8

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,566 58.5 +2.8
Labor Michael Cronin 1,819 41.5 -2.8
Total formal votes 4,385 98.8 +1.2
Informal votes 52 1.2 -1.2
Turnout 4,437 95.3 +5.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing+2.8
1944 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,265 55.7 -2.4
Labor Ellis Bristow 1,803 44.3 +2.4
Total formal votes 4,068 97.6 -0.7
Informal votes 99 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 4,167 90.0 +28.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing-2.4
1941 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,744 58.1 +19.0
Labor Thomas Canny 1,260 41.9 +11.7
Total formal votes 3,004 98.3 -0.5
Informal votes 53 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 3,057 61.5 -13.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing-0.9

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,530 39.1
Labor Thomas Canny 1,181 30.2
Independent Even George 742 19.0
Independent Maurice Collins 456 11.7
Total formal votes 3,909 98.8
Informal votes 48 1.2
Turnout 3,957 75.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,305 59.0
Labor Thomas Canny 1,604 41.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
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