Electoral district of Callide

Callide Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Electoral map of Callide 2017
State	Queensland
MP	Colin Boyce
Party	Liberal National
Namesake	Callide Creek in the Coalfields
Electors	32,895 (2017)
Area	66,437 km2 (25,651.5 sq mi)
Coordinates	25°5′S 150°42′E
Electorates around Callide: Gregory Mirani Gladstone Warrego Callide Burnett Warrego Nanango Maryborough

Electoral map of Callide 2008

Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia.

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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Callide

Queensland state election, 2017: Callide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	9,663	33.4	−11.5
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	7,408	25.6	+25.6
	Labor	Darren Blackwood	6,404	22.2	−1.4
	Katter's Australian	Robbie Radel	3,761	13.0	+13.0
	Greens	Jaiben Baker	987	3.4	+0.5
	Independent	Sandra Anderson	682	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			28,905	96.4	−1.8
Informal votes			1,089	3.6	+1.8
Turnout			29,994	89.4	−1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal National	Colin Boyce	16,220	56.1	−3.7
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	12,685	43.9	+43.9
	Liberal National hold		Swing	−3.7

External links

• Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)