Electoral district of Callide

Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Callide
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
Electoral map of Callide 2017
StateQueensland
MPBryson Head
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeCallide Creek in the Coalfields
Electors33,907 (2020)
Area74,199 km2 (28,648.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates25°5′S 150°42′E
Electorates around Callide:
Gregory Mirani Gladstone
Warrego Callide Burnett
Warrego Nanango Maryborough
Electoral map of Callide 2008

It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries include Biloela, Calliope, Chinchilla, Jandowae, Miles, Bell, Monto, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Biggenden, Gayndah, Mundubbera, Moura, Banana, Theodore, Baralaba, Taroom and Wandoan.

Located in traditional National territory, it has been in the hands of either that party or the merged Liberal National Party for its entire existence.

A by-election was held on the 18th of June, 2022, following the resignation of Colin Boyce. LNP candidate Bryson Head was elected.[2]

Members for Callide

MemberPartyTerm
  Vince Jones Country 1950–1971
  Lindsay Hartwig Country 1972–1974
  National 1974–1981
  Independent 1981–1986
  Di McCauley National 1986–1998
  Jeff Seeney National 1998–2008
  Liberal National 2008–2017
  Colin Boyce Liberal National 2017–2022
  Bryson Head Liberal National 2022–present

Election results

2020 Queensland state election: Callide[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Colin Boyce 16,608 57.20 +23.77
Labor Gordon Earnshaw 7,463 25.71 +3.55
Independent Adam Burling 2,444 8.42 +8.42
Independent Loris Doessel 1,371 4.72 +4.72
Greens Anthony Walsh 1,147 3.95 +0.54
Total formal votes 29,033 97.04 +0.67
Informal votes 887 2.96 −0.67
Turnout 29,920 88.24 −1.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Colin Boyce 19,112 65.83 +9.71
Labor Gordon Earnshaw 9,921 34.17 +34.17
Liberal National hold  

References

  1. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "LNP comfortably retains Queensland seat of Callide in by-election". ABC News. 18 June 2022.
  3. 2020 State General Election – Callide – District Summary, ECQ.
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