Orange and the Central West were among the biggest opponents of a Voice to Parliament in NSW.
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The Calare electorate - which also takes in Bathurst, Lithgow, Dubbo, and Mudgee - voted about 72 per cent against the proposition.
As of Sunday morning, the AEC reports 99282 ballots have been counted. 70,134 are marked "No" and 28,065 are marked "Yes".
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Support in Orange was marginally higher than surrounding towns, at about 32 per cent.
Across 90 polling booths in the electorate, only three had majority support. Bloomfield Hall - with just 94 votes cast - was the only in Orange.
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Of the 47 federal electorates in NSW, Calare has the equal-fourth highest No vote. Only Farrer, Hume, New England, and Parkes were higher.
The results are roughly in line with recent polling. A report released by UK firm Focaldata 48 hours before the vote said Calare would vote 72.3 per cent No.
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