title: Electoral district of Callide
text: # Electoral district of Callide
  
  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.
  
  A by-election was held on the 18th of June, 2022, following the resignation of Colin Boyce. LNP candidate Bryson Head was elected.
  
  ## Members for Callide
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vince Jones | Country | 1950–1971 |
  | Lindsay Hartwig | Country | 1972–1974 |
  | Lindsay Hartwig | National | 1974–1981 |
  | Lindsay Hartwig | 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 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  2020 Queensland state election: Callide :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,033 | 97.04 | +0.67 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 887 | 2.96 | −0.67 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal National hold | | | |
  