Violet Alberta Jessie "Berta" Burns (12 March 1893 – 26 December 1972) was a New Zealand journalist and political activist.
[1] Burns met the writer Blanche Baughan in 1919 and the two were to remain life-long friends, with shared interests in social work, women's rights and writing.
They worked together to set up the first branch of the Howard League for Penal Reform outside Britain in 1924.
After Fraser died she put herself forward to contest the by-election for the seat, but lost to Len Jacobsen.
At the 1951 snap election she stood in the neighbouring Wellington Central seat, where she again finished runner-up.