Division of South Sydney facts for kids

The Division of South Sydney was a special area in New South Wales, Australia. It was created for people to vote in federal elections. This means people living in South Sydney chose someone to represent them in the Australian House of Representatives. This is like picking a team captain for your area in the national government.

This division was located in the southern part of Sydney, a large city in Australia. It was one of the first 75 voting areas created in 1900. This happened just before Australia's very first national election in 1901.

The Division of South Sydney existed for many years. In 1934, it was changed and replaced by a new division called Watson. The new division was named after Chris Watson. He was an important person because he was the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia. He had also been one of the members for South Sydney.

Who Represented South Sydney?

This section lists the people who were elected to represent the Division of South Sydney in the Australian Parliament. These people are called Members of Parliament (MPs).

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		George Edwards (1855–1911)	Free Trade	29 March 1901 – 1906	He decided not to run for this seat again. He was later elected to represent the Division of North Sydney in 1910.
			Anti-Socialist	1906 – 8 November 1906
		Chris Watson (1867–1941)	Labor	12 December 1906 – 19 February 1910	He had previously represented the Division of Bland. He chose to retire from politics.
		Edward Riley (1859–1943)		13 April 1910 – 19 December 1931	He lost his seat in the election.
		John Jennings (1878–1968)	United Australia	19 December 1931 – 15 September 1934	When South Sydney was abolished in 1934, he moved to represent the new Division of Watson.