| Callide Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Callide 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Bryson Head | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Callide Creek in the Coalfields | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,907 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74,199 km2 (28,648.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°5′S150°42′E / 25.083°S 150.700°E /-25.083; 150.700 | ||||||||||||||
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Callide is an electoral division inQueensland, Australia.[1]
It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries includeBiloela,Calliope,Chinchilla,Jandowae,Miles,Bell,Monto,Eidsvold,Gin Gin,Biggenden,Gayndah,Mundubbera,Moura,Banana,Theodore,Baralaba,Taroom andWandoan.
Located in traditionalNational territory, it has been in the hands of either that party or the mergedLiberal National Party for its entire existence.
Aby-election was held on 18 June 2022, following the resignation of Colin Boyce. LNP candidateBryson Head was elected.[2]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Bryson Head | 17,917 | 56.88 | −0.32 | |
| Labor | Samantha Dendle | 5,611 | 17.81 | −7.90 | |
| One Nation | Chris O'Callaghan | 4,978 | 15.80 | +15.80 | |
| Greens | Matthew Passant | 1,279 | 4.06 | +0.11 | |
| Family First | John Whittle | 912 | 2.90 | +2.90 | |
| Independent | Duncan Scott | 804 | 2.55 | +2.55 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,501 | 96.49 | −0.55 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,147 | 3.51 | +0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 32,648 | 89.49 | +1.25 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Bryson Head | 23,053 | 73.18 | +7.35 | |
| Labor | Samantha Dendle | 8,448 | 26.82 | −7.35 | |
| Liberal Nationalhold | Swing | +7.35 | |||
| 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 Nationalhold | |||||