Electoral district of Callide
| Callide Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Electoral map of Callide 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Colin Boyce | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Callide Creek in the Coalfields | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 33,907 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74,199 km2 (28,648.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°5′S 150°42′E / 25.083°S 150.700°E | ||||||||||||||
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Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia.[1]
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.
Members for Callide
| 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–present | |
Election results
| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2020 State General Election – Callide – District Summary, ECQ.
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)