2022 Callide state by-election

The 2022 Callide state by-election was held on 18 June 2022 to elect the member for Callide in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Liberal National (LNP) MP Colin Boyce. Boyce resigned from parliament to contest the federal election held on 21 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Callide state by-election

← 2020 18 June 2022 2024 →
Electoral district of Callide in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Turnout	75.81% 14.27
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Bryson Head Bronwyn Dendle Sharon Lohse Party Liberal National Labor One Nation Primary vote 13,059 5,020 3,704 Percentage 50.33% 19.35% 14.28% Swing 6.87% 6.35% 14.28% TPP 71.73% 28.27% TPP swing 5.90% 5.90%
Map of the Electoral district of Callide since the 2017 state election
MP before election Colin Boyce Liberal National Elected MP Bryson Head Liberal National

Background

See also: Electoral results for the district of Callide

2020 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Queensland state election § Callide.[edit]

2020 Queensland state election: Callide^[2]

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

Key dates

Date[3]	Event
23 May 2022	Issue of the writ
27 May 2022	Close of electoral rolls
31 May 2022	Close of nominations
6 June 2022	Early voting begins
18 June 2022	Polling day

Candidates

Candidates (in ballot paper order)[4][5]
	Legalise Cannabis	Fabrice Jarry
	Animal Justice	Paula Gilbard	Animal rights advocate and candidate for Longman
	Katter's Australian	Adam Burling	Independent candidate at last election
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	Queensland Health employee and banker
	Liberal National	Bryson Head	Fruit picker and geologist
	Labor	Bronwyn Dendle	Social worker and community activist[6]

Results

2022 Callide state by-election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Bryson Head	13,059	50.33	−6.87
	Labor	Bronwyn Dendle	5,020	19.35	−6.35
	One Nation	Sharon Lohse	3,704	14.28	+14.28
	Katter's Australian	Adam Burling	2,517	9.70	+1.29[a]
	Legalise Cannabis	Fabrice Jarry	1,223	4.71	+4.71
	Animal Justice	Paula Gilbard	424	1.63	+1.63
Total formal votes			25,947	98.11	+1.08
Informal votes			500	1.89	−1.08
Turnout			26,127	75.81	−14.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal National	Bryson Head	18,611	71.73	+5.90
	Labor	Bronwyn Dendle	7,336	28.27	−5.90
	Liberal National hold		Swing	+5.90

1. Counted from Burling's vote share as an independent candidate in 2020.

See also

• Queensland portal

• List of Queensland state by-elections
• Politics of Queensland