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{{Infobox Australian Electorate | federal = yes
|name = Canobolas
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|state = nsw
|created = [[1901]]
|abolished = [[1906]]
|namesake = [[Mount Canobolas]]
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The '''Division of Canobolas''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[New South Wales]]. The division was created in [[1901]], and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the [[Australian federal election, 1901|first federal election]]. It was abolished in [[1906]], when the [[Division of Calare]] was created. It was named for [[Mount Canobolas]] (an Aboriginal word meaning "two peaks"). It was located in western New South Wales, including the towns of [[Forbes, New South Wales|Forbes]], [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]] and [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]]. It was held by the [[Australian Labor Party]] throughout its existence.
The '''Division of Canobolas''' was an [[Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives|Australian Electoral Division]] in [[New South Wales]]. The division was created in [[1901]], and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the [[Australian federal election, 1901|first federal election]]. It was abolished in [[1906]], when the [[Division of Calare]] was created. It was named for [[Mount Canobolas]] (an Aboriginal word meaning "two peaks"). It was located in western New South Wales, including the towns of [[Forbes, New South Wales|Forbes]], [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]] and [[Parkes, New South Wales|Parkes]]. It was held by the [[Australian Labor Party]] throughout its existence.



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Canobolas
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1901
Abolished1906
NamesakeMount Canobolas

The Division of Canobolas was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1901, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1906, when the Division of Calare was created. It was named for Mount Canobolas (an Aboriginal word meaning "two peaks"). It was located in western New South Wales, including the towns of Forbes, Orange and Parkes. It was held by the Australian Labor Party throughout its existence.

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Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Thomas Brown Labor 19011906