Calare Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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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]