Electoral district of Callide

Callide
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Callide; Queensland—Legislative Assembly
	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′S 150°42′E
	Electorates around Callide:

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

Quick Facts Callide Queensland—Legislative Assembly, State ...

Close

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]

[1]

[2]

	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
Jeff Seeney	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 National hold		Swing	+7.35

	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
Jeff Seeney	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 National hold		Swing	+7.35

Members for Callide

Election results

References

External links

Wikiwand - on