Division of South Sydney

Summary

The Division of South Sydney was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was located in the south of the city of Sydney.

South Sydney
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1901
Abolished1934
NamesakeSouth Sydney

The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. At the redistribution of 1 August 1934, it was abolished and replaced by the Division of Watson (1934–1969), in honour of Hon Chris Watson, the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia and South Sydney's second member.

Members edit

Image Member Party Term Notes
    George Edwards
(1855–1911)
Free Trade 29 March 1901
1906
Retired. Later elected to the Division of North Sydney in 1910
  Anti-Socialist 1906 –
8 November 1906
    Chris Watson
(1867–1941)
Labour 12 December 1906
19 February 1910
Previously held the Division of Bland. Retired
    Edward Riley
(1859–1943)
Labor 13 April 1910
19 December 1931
Lost seat
    John Jennings
(1878–1968)
United Australia 19 December 1931
15 September 1934
Transferred to the Division of Watson after South Sydney was abolished in 1934

Election results edit