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NSW DIVISION - CALARE

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Division Name CALARE
State New South Wales
Elected Member Cobb, J (NP) 2007-
Name Derivation Named after the Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River.
First Proclaimed / Election 1906
Area 237325 sq. kms
Demographic Rural
Pre-Election Seat Status Safe
Seat Status Safe
Enrolment 89,088
Turnout 95.77%
Informal 3.44%
Location Calare covers an area of approximately 237 325 sq km from Wattle Flat in the east to the Paroo River, White Cliffs, Wilcannia and Sayers Lake in the west, the New South Wales Queensland border in the north to the Shires of Blayney, Cowra, Weddin, Forbes, Lachlan and parts of Carrathool and Central Darling Shires in the south. The main towns include Blayney, Bourke, Brewarrina, Canowindra, Cobar, Condobolin, Cowra, Forbes, Grenfell, Hillston, Ivanhoe, Lake Cargelligo, Molong, Narromine, Nyngan, Orange, Parkes, Trangie, Warren, White Cliffs, Wilcannia and Yeoval.
Products and Industry Mining, mixed farming, fruit, timber, vineyards, meat and wool processing, transport, light engineering, agricultural and pastoral support services.

Members
Cobb, J (NP) 2007-
Andren, P (IND) 1996-2007
Simmons, D W (ALP) 1983-1996
MacKenzie, A J (NCP/NP) 1975-1983
England, J A (CP/NCP) 1960-1975
Howse, J B (LP) 1946-1960
Breen, J P (ALP) 1940-1946
Thorby, H V (CP) 1931-1940
Gibbons, G A (ALP) 1929-1931
Howse, N R (NAT) 1922-1929
Lavelle, T J (ALP) 1919-1922
Pigott, H R M (LIB/NAT) 1913-1919
Brown, T (ALP) 1906-1913

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