Division of Watson

This article is about the current federal electorate. For the previous electorate, see Division of Watson (1934–69).

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)^[1]
Area	42 km² (16.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Watson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created at the redistribution of 31 January 1992, to replace the abolished Division of St George and is named after the Right Honourable Chris Watson, the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia. It was first contested at the 1993 federal election.

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

The current Member for Watson, since the 2004 federal election, is Tony Burke, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

History

There was previously another Division of Watson (1934-69), originally Chris Watson's old seat of South Sydney and located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, however that Division is not connected to this one except in name.

The seat is currently a safe Labor seat. It has previously been held by Leo McLeay, a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Leo McLeay	Labor	1993–2004
	Tony Burke	Labor	2004–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Watson

Australian federal election, 2013: Watson^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Burke	39,126	49.51	−0.92
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	30,617	38.74	+1.57
	Greens	Barbara Bloch	4,171	5.28	−4.34
	Palmer United	John Nasser	1,970	2.49	+2.49
	Christian Democrats	David Fraser	1,873	2.37	+2.37
	Democratic Labour	Stephen Rawson	897	1.14	+1.14
	Rise Up Australia	Paul Kamlade	376	0.48	+0.48
Total formal votes			79,030	86.05	−1.15
Informal votes			12,814	13.95	+1.15
Turnout			91,844	90.64	+0.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Burke	44,895	56.81	−2.33
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	34,135	43.19	+2.33
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.33

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "NSW Division - Watson, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

External links

Division of Watson - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Coordinates: 33°54′29″S 151°04′37″E / 33.908°S 151.077°E / -33.908; 151.077