Electoral district of Callide - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The district of Callide is an electoral division in Queensland

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It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries include Biloela

Biloela, Queensland

Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways...

, Cherbourg

Cherbourg, Queensland

Cherbourg is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is located off the Bunya Highway approximately north-west of Brisbane and from the town of Murgon. It is situated very close to the dam wall of Bjelke-Petersen Dam. Attractions in Cherbourg include the 'Bert Button...

, Monto

Monto, Queensland

Monto is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Burnett Highway north-west of Brisbane and south of Rockhampton. The town was the administrative centre of Monto Shire. At the 2006 census, Monto had a population of 1,159.-History:...

, Eidsvold

Eidsvold, Queensland

Eidsvold is a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Burnett Highway approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle industry...

, Gin Gin

Gin Gin, Queensland

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, Biggenden

Biggenden, Queensland

Biggenden is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough. At the 2006 census, Biggenden had a population of 644....

, Gayndah

Gayndah, Queensland

Gayndah is a town located on the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia. It is north of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the regional city of Maryborough. The Burnett Highway passes through the town. At the 2006 census, Gayndah had a population of 1,745.-History:Exploration of the...

, Mundubbera

Mundubbera, Queensland

Mundubbera is a town in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre, Bundaberg. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River...

, Goomeri

Goomeri, Queensland

Goomeri is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Highways, from the state capital, Brisbane. Part of the Gympie Local government area, at the 2006 census, Goomeri had a population of 488...

, Murgon

Murgon, Queensland

Murgon is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Bunya Highway 270 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Brisbane.Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River catchment...

, Wondai

Wondai, Queensland

Wondai is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Wondai had a population of 1,402...

, Moura

Moura, Queensland

Moura is a small town servicing the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. The town was first established in 1936 as a farming centre near the existing Moura Station.The town of Moura is located in Central Queensland, Australia...

, Banana

Banana, Queensland

Banana is a small town located in Central Queensland, Australia, in the Banana Shire, a Local Government Area. Banana is located at the intersection of the Dawson and Leichhardt highways, 46 kilometres west of the shire's administrative centre, Biloela. At the 2006 census, Banana had a population...

, Theodore

Theodore, Queensland

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, Taroom

Taroom, Queensland

Taroom is a town on the Dawson River in Queensland. Australia in the Shire of Banana. The town is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba...

and Wandoan

Wandoan, Queensland

Wandoan is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles. It is part of the Western Downs Region local government area, within which it is the centre for the local cattle industries...

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Callide has been held by Jeff Seeney

Jeff Seeney

Jeffrey William Seeney is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since the 1998 state election, representing the National Party and merged Liberal National Party ....

since 1998.

Members for Callide

	Party	Term
Vincent Jones	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1950–1971
Lindsay Hartwig Lindsay Hartwig Lindsay Earle Hartwig was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1986, representing the electorate of Callide...	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1972–1975
	National Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1975–1981
	Independent	1981–1986
Di McCauley	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1986–1998
Jeff Seeney Jeff Seeney Jeffrey William Seeney is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since the 1998 state election, representing the National Party and merged Liberal National Party ....	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1998–2008
	Liberal National	2008–present

Election results

External links

Electorate Profile (Antony Green, ABC)

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