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

37 sq. kms

Demographic

Inner Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Safe

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

94,785

Turnout

93.19%

Informal

9.05%

Location

Watson covers an area of approximately 37 sq km from Belfield and Campsie in the north to Hurstville in the south, Earlwood in the east and Punchbowl in the west. The main suburbs include Bardwell Park, Belmore, Campsie, Clemton Park, Earlwood, Roselands, Wiley Park and parts of Belfield, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Bexley North, Canterbury, Carlton, Hurstville, Kingsgrove, Lakemba, Narwee, Penshurst, Punchbowl and Riverwood.

Products and Industry

Light manufacturing and service industries.

Members

Burke, T (ALP) 2004-

McLeay, L (ALP) 1993-2004

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seat status following the election
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turnout and informality rates from the election
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Notes:

Inner metropolitan: located in a capital city and comprising well-established, built-up suburbs.
Outer metropolitan: located in capital cities and containing areas of more recent urban expansion.
Provincial: divisions with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Rural: divisions without a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
The turnout figure provided in the results screens is based on eligible electors and is calculated as the number of votes counted as a percentage of the election enrolment.
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NSW DIVISION - WATSON

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