Division of Calare
| Calare Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Calare (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1906 |
| MP | Andrew Gee |
| Party | Independent |
| 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,[1] 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.[1]
Members[change | change source]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[2] 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[change | change source]
- 2004 election results
- 2007 election results
- 2010 election results
- 2013 election results Archived 2013-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Calare (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Andren dies after four-month illness". ABC News. 2 November 2007.