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The Division of Watson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Canterbury, Belmore, Lakemba, Roselands, Kingsgrove and Hurstville. Maps of electoral Divisions The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member constituencies called Divisions. ...
The Australian states and territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ...
Canterbury is a suburb in the City of Canterbury in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Lakemba is a Sydney suburb located on the Western railway line from Sydney Central to Bankstown. ...
Roselands is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Kingsgrove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Hurstville is a Local Government Area within Sydney, Australia, and also a suburb within that area. ...
The Division was originally known as the Division of St George, but it was renamed the Division of Watson after the redistribution of January 31, 1992, after Hon Chris Watson, the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia. It was first contested under its new name at the 1993 Federal election. 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. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Hon Chris Watson John Christian Watson (9 April 1867(exact date uncertain) - 18 November 1941), Australian politician and third Prime Minister of Australia, usually known as Chris Watson, was born in ValparaÃso, Chile, probably on April 9, 1867. ...
The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Legislative elections were held in Australia on March 13, 1993. ...
Hon Leo McLeay Leo Boyce McLeay (born 4 October 1945), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from June 1979 to October 2004, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales 1979-93 and the Division of Watson, New South Wales, 1993-2004. ...
The Speakers chair in the House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. ...
There was previously another Division of Watson (1934-69), located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, however that Division is not connected to this one except in name.
Members Hon Leo McLeay Leo Boyce McLeay (born 4 October 1945), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from June 1979 to October 2004, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales 1979-93 and the Division of Watson, New South Wales, 1993-2004. ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthony Stephen Burke (born 4 November 1969), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Watson, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. ...
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