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| Werriwa Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Werriwa (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Anne Stanley |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Lake George (Aboriginal name) |
| Area | 159 km2 (61.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Werriwa is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales.
The name Werriwa is the local Aboriginal name for Lake George. The lake was in the division when the boundaries were drawn in 1900. The division was one of the original 75 divisions for Australia's first federal election in 1901. It covered a large rural area from the south west of Sydney to the northern part of what is now the ACT.
Over the years, the population around Sydney increased. The boundaries were redrawn and Werriwa became smaller in area. By 1913 Lake George was no longer included in the Dvision. Werriwa become a south-western Sydney suburban electorate over 150 km away from Lake George. It has kept the name of Werriwa, because it is an original Federation electorate. The Australian Electoral Commission tries to keep the names of original Federation electorates.
Werriwa now covers the suburbs of Austral, Bardia, Bow Bowing, Casula, Claymore, Denham Court, Edmondson Park, Eschol Park, Glenfield, Horningsea Park, Hoxton Park, Ingleburn, Leppington, Lurnea, Macquarie Fields, Minto, Minto Heights, Prestons, Raby, St Andrews and Varroville and parts of Liverpool, Leumeah and West Hoxton.