Division of Calare facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CalareAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Calare (green) within New South Wales
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| Created | 1906 |
| MP | John Cobb |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Lachlan River (Aboriginal name) |
| Electors | 98,463 (2010) |
| Area | 30,526 km2 (11,786.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was set up for the 1906 election and is the local Indigenous Australian name for the Lachlan River, which runs through the western part of the division. (The name should be pronounced Kal-ah-ree, but the pronunciation Kul-air is used.)
The division includes the towns of Bathurst, Blayney, Canowindra, Eugowra, Forbes, Lithgow, Molong, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Peak Hill, Portland, Wallerawang and Yeoval.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Thomas Brown | Labor | 1906–1913 | |
| Henry Pigott | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Thomas Lavelle | Labor | 1919–1922 | |
| Sir Neville Howse | Nationalist | 1922–1929 | |
| George Gibbons | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| Harold Thorby | Country | 1931–1940 | |
| John Breen | Labor | 1940–1946 | |
| John Howse | Liberal | 1946–1960 | |
| John England | Country | 1960–1975 | |
| Sandy Mackenzie | National Country | 1975–1982 | |
| National | 1982–1983 | ||
| David Simmons | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Peter Andren | Independent | 1996–2007 | |
| John Cobb | National | 2007–present | |
Peter Andren was not a candidate for the 2007 election as he was going to stand for a Senate seat. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 and died during the election campaign. John Cobb had previously held the seat of Parkes. He was Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Community Services in the Howard Government.
Election results
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The Lachlan River, the Aboriginal name of which is the division's namesake
