Division of Calare

Calare
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Calare (green) within New South Wales
Created1906
MPAndrew Gee
PartyIndependent
NamesakeLachlan River (Aboriginal name)
Electors98,463 (2010)
Area30,526 km2 (11,786.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural
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The Lachlan River

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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Calare (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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