Electoral district of Callide
Appearance
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 | 32,895 (2017) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 66,437 km2 (25,651.5 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.
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 | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |
References
External links
- Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)