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Australian Electoral Commission
22 December 2009
Watson
New South Wales
Current, boundary gazetted 22 December 2009 (former divisional profile)
Contact the Watson AEC divisional office
Named after John Watson (1867–1941), Prime Minister of Australia 27 April–12 August 1904.
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.
Light manufacturing and service industries.
1992/1993 (Watson became a division in 1992 but was previously known as St George which became a division in 1948.)
Inner Metropolitan
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.
The AEC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.