Division Profile
| Division Name |
WATSON |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Burke, T (ALP) 2004- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after John Christian Watson 1867-1941, Prime Minister of Australia 27 April-12 August 1904. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1992/1993 (Watson became a division in 1992 but was previously known as St George which became a division in 1948.) |
| Area |
42 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
97,761 |
| Turnout |
90.04% |
| Informal |
12.80% |
| Location |
Watson covers an area of approximately 42 sq km from Strathfield in the north to Roselands in the south, Canterbury in the east and Mount Lewis in the west. The main suburbs include Belfield, Belmore, Burwood Heights, Campsie, Chullora, Clemton Park, Enfield, Greenacre, Lakemba, Mount Lewis, Roselands, Strathfield South, Wiley Park and parts of Ashbury, Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Burwood, Canterbury, Croydon, Croydon Park, Earlwood, Kingsgrove, Narwee, Punchbowl, Riverwood and Strathfield. |
| Products and Industry |
Light manufacturing and service industries. |
Members
| Burke, T (ALP) 2004- |
| McLeay, L (ALP) 1993-2004 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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