Division Profile
| Division Name |
CALARE |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Andren, P (IND) 1996- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1906 |
| Area |
21621 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
88,134 |
| Turnout |
95.67% |
| Informal |
3.53% |
| Location |
Calare covers an area of approximately 21 621 sq km from the Blue Mountains in the east to Eugowra in the west, Bathurst Regional Council in the north to Blayney, Cowra and Oberon Shires in the South. The main towns include Bathurst, Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Eugowra, Lithgow, Molong, Oberon, Orange, Portland, Wallerawang and Yeoval. |
| Products and Industry |
Coal mining, gold mining, power generation, cement works, fruit growing, timber, vineyards, wool processing, transport industry, whitegoods manufacturing, agriculture and pastoral. |
Members
| ANDREN, P (IND) 1996- |
| 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 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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