Division of Watson (1934–1969)

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Watson
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1934
Abolished1969
Namesake Chris Watson

The Division of Watson was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the inner southern suburbs of Sydney, and originally included the suburbs of Coogee, Kensington and Maroubra. By the time it was abolished in 1968, it covered the suburbs of Banksmeadow, Mascot and Redfern.

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The Division was named after Hon Chris Watson, the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia. It replaced his old seat of South Sydney, and was proclaimed at the redistribution of 1 August 1934. It was abolished at the redistribution of 21 November 1968.

After the redistribution of 31 January 1992, the Division of St George was abolished, and a new Division of Watson was created. That Division is not connected to this one, except in name.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  John Jennings.jpg John Jennings
(1878–1968)
United Australia 15 September 1934
21 September 1940
Previously held the Division of South Sydney. Lost seat
  Sydney Falstein.jpg Max Falstein
(1914–1967)
Labor 21 September 1940
22 October 1949
Lost preselection and then lost seat
  Independent Labor 22 October 1949 –
10 December 1949
  Daniel Curtin.jpg Dan Curtin
(1898–1980)
Labor 10 December 1949
10 December 1955
Transferred to the Division of Kingsford-Smith
  JimCope1956 (cropped).jpg Jim Cope
(1907–1999)
Labor 10 December 1955
25 October 1969
Previously held the Division of Cook. Transferred to the Division of Sydney after Watson was abolished in 1969

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