Division of Calare

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
MemberPartyTerm  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 2007–2016  Andrew Gee  National 2016–2022 Independent 2022–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

References

Other websites
 Division of Calare – Australian Electoral Commission
 John Cobb's website 

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales
Category:1906 establishments in Australia