Division of Watson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Watson Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Watson (green) in New South Wales
Created	1992
MP	Tony Burke
Party	Labor
Namesake	Chris Watson
Electors	101,329 (2013)
Area	42 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

Chris Watson

The Division of Watson is an area in New South Wales, Australia. People living here vote for someone to represent them in the Australian House of Representatives. This area was created for the 1993 election. It took the place of an older area called the Division of St George.

The Division of Watson is named after Chris Watson. He was the very first Prime Minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party.

This area is located in the southern parts of Sydney. It includes suburbs like Belfield, Belmore, Burwood Heights, Campsie, Chullora, Clemton Park, Enfield, Greenacre, Lakemba, Mount Lewis, Roselands, Strathfield South, and Wiley Park. It also covers parts of Ashbury, Bankstown, Beverly Hills, Burwood, Canterbury, Croydon, Croydon Park, Earlwood, Kingsgrove, Narwee, Punchbowl, Riverwood, and Strathfield.

History of the Division

There was an earlier area also called the Division of Watson (1934-69). That older area was in a different part of Sydney, in the south-eastern suburbs. Even though they share the same name, the old Division of Watson and the current one are not connected. They are completely separate areas.

People Who Represent Watson

The people who represent the Division of Watson in the Australian Parliament are called Members. They are elected by the voters in the area.

One of the past Members for Watson, Leo McLeay, was also the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. The Speaker is like the referee of the Parliament. They make sure that the rules are followed during debates and discussions.