Division of Parkes

Parkes Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Parkes in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1984
MP	Mark Coulton
Party	The Nationals
Namesake	Sir Henry Parkes
Electors	107,445 (2016)
Area	393,413 km2 (151,897.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Parkes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The largest electorate in the state, it is located in the far north west of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland in the north and with South Australia in the west. The division is named after Sir Henry Parkes, seventh Premier of New South Wales and sometimes known as the 'Father of Federation'. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 federal election.

Its largest population centre is Dubbo. It also includes the towns of Dunedoo, Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Walgett, Narrabri, Moree, Warren, Nyngan, Cobar and Bourke. The division does not include the namesake town of Parkes, which is in the Division of Riverina.

The current Member for Parkes, since the 2007 federal election, is Mark Coulton, a member of the National Party of Australia.