Bill Bourke

Bill Bourke

William Meskill "Bill" 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. [cite web
title =Members of the House of Representatives since 1901
publisher =Parliament of Australia
work=Parliamentary Handbook
url =http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/abbott.brough.htm
accessdate = 2008-02-07 ] He was educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1949/1949repsvic.txt]

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NAME = Bourke, William Meskill
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 2 June 1913
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DATE OF DEATH = 22 May 1981
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