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WATSON
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Tony BURKE |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Inner Metropolitan |
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| Location
| Watson covers an area 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. |
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| Origin
| Watson was named after former Prime Minister, John Christian Watson. Watson was first proclaimed in 1992. The first election was held for the Division in 1993. (Was previously known as St George which became a division in 1948.) |
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| Products/Industries
| Light manufacturing and service industries. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 37 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 147,817 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 95,013 as at 30/11/07 |
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