Calare (constituency)
Coordinates: 33 ° 18 ′ S , 148 ° 55 ′ E
Calare is one of 150 constituencies used to elect the Australian House of Representatives . The constituency extends from Parkes to Lithgow . It bears the original name of the Lachlan River , which is called Kulair by local Aborigines .
The constituency was created in 1906 after the Canobolas constituency was abolished . At first it only included the towns of Forbes , Orange and Parkes . During the reallocation in 2006, the constituency was greatly enlarged. Much of northwestern New South Wales (between Brewarrina and Menindee ) was added and the constituency border was moved southwest to Cowra .
In 2009, the expansion was partially withdrawn and the northwestern areas were transferred to the Parkes constituency .
Previous MPs
| Surname | Political party | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Brown | Australian Labor Party | 1906-1913 |
| Henry Pigott | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1913-1916 |
| Nationalist Party of Australia | 1916-1919 | |
| Thomas Lavelle | Australian Labor Party | 1919-1922 |
| Neville Howse | Nationalist Party of Australia | 1922-1929 |
| George Gibbons | Australian Labor Party | 1929-1931 |
| Harold Thorby | Country Party of Australia | 1931-1940 |
| John Breen | Australian Labor Party | 1940-1946 |
| John Howse | Liberal Party of Australia | 1946-1960 |
| John England | Country Party of Australia | 1960-1975 |
| Sandy Mackenzie | National Country Party of Australia | 1975-1982 |
| National Party of Australia | 1982-1983 | |
| David Simmons | Australian Labor Party | 1983-1996 |
| Peter Andren | independent | 1996-2007 |
| John Cobb | National Party of Australia | 2007 – acting |