The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was first contested at the 1906 election (it was created to replace the abolished Division of Canobolas) and is named for the Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River, part of which was in the Division on its original boundaries. (The name should be pronounced Kal-ah-ree, but the pronunciation Kul-air is established.) The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 12, 1906. ... The Division of Canobolas was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... The Lachlan River is a significant river in central New South Wales, Australia. ...

As of the 2006 redistribution, Calare takes in Forbes, Orange, Parkes, Cowra, Grenfell and the vast north-west of New South Wales, stretching from Brewarrina to Menindee. Calare is now New South Wales's largest electorate, and is considered a safe seat for the National Party.^[1] Lands Office at Forbes built 1898; an all timber building in the Federation style de Havilland Vampire monument next to Lake Forbes Forbes is a town and Local Government Area (see Shire of Forbes) in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Parkes is a town with a population of approximately 10,500 (as of 2004) located in New South Wales, Australia. ... Cowra is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Cowra Shire. ... Grenfell is a country town in the mid-west of New South Wales, Australia. ... Brewarrina is a small town (2006 population: 1,121[1] ) in North West New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Darling/Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. ... Menindee is a small town in the far west of New South Wales, Australia. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ...

The division originally encompassed Forbes, Orange and Parkes. Subseqent boundary changes moved it eastwards and until the 2006 redistribution the cities of Bathurst, Lithgow and Oberon (now in the neighbouring Macquarie) were part of the electorate. On these boundaries it was a marginal seat between the Australian Labor Party (which held it 1983-96) and the National Party, but it was held comfortably by an independent, Peter Andren, from 1996 to 2007. Andren is not a candidate for the 2007 election: he died of cancer during the election campaign after abandoning a bid for a Senate seat after his diagnosis.^[2] Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... Lithgow is a city of approximately 18750 persons situated in central-west New South Wales, Australia and is also a Local Government Area. ... Oberon is a settlement of some 2500 people located on a chilly plateau, 1113 m above sea-level, 42 km south-east of Bathurst and 183 km west of Sydney. ... The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... ALP redirects here. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Peter James Andren (born 28 August 1946), is an Australian politician. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...

Declared candidates for Calare in the 2007 election are the current member for the Division of Parkes, John Cobb, and former Telstra manager Gavin Priestley. The Labor candidate is Michael Allen a barrister from Orange, in central western New South Wales. The Division of Parkes is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... John Cobb can refer to: John Cobb (motorist) John Cobb (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite and... There are several men named Michael Allen, including: Ohio politician and attorney Michael K. Allen, who was Hamilton County, Ohio prosecuting attorney The spy Michael H. Allen. ...

Members

Thomas Brown (6 October 1861 – 23 March 1934) was an Australian farmer and politician, born near Forbes, New South Wales, to Mitchell Brown, a domestic servant, and his wife Isabella, nee Abernethy. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 12, 1906. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Commonwealth Liberal Party, usually called The Fusion, was a political movement active in Australia shortly after federation. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on May 31, 1913. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 13, 1919. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neville Reginald Howse Sir Neville Reginald Howse (26 October 1863 - 19 September 1930) (VC, KCB, KCMG) was the first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 16, 1922. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on October 12, 1929. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Thorby was an Australian politician and government minister. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on December 19, 1931. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on September 21, 1940. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on September 28, 1946. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... David Simmons was the Australian Labor Party elected member for the Division of Calare, an Australian Electoral Division for the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament from 1983 to 1996. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 5 March 1983. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Peter James Andren (born 28 August 1946), is an Australian politician. ... Federal elections were held in Australia on 2 March 1996. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Election results

Australian federal election, 2004

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Australian federal election, 2001

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References

• Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
• The Poll Bludger
• Australian Electoral Commission