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 local Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River, which runs through the western part of the division. (The name should be pronounced Kal-ah-ree, but the pronunciation Kul-air is established.)
The division stretches from Forbes and Parkes in the west, which heavily favours the National Party of Australia to Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow and Oberon in the east, which tend to favour Labor.
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