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House of Representatives Updated: 20/09/2010 4:27:54 PM

NSW DIVISION - WATSON

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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

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