Colin Boyce

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Colin Boyce
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Callide
Assumed office
25 November 2017
Preceded byJeff Seeney
Personal details
Born (1962-10-30) 30 October 1962 (age 59)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Political partyLiberal National Party

Colin Einar Boyce (born 30 October 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Callide in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017.[1]

Prior to becoming the state member for Callide, Boyce served as a councillor on Taroom Shire Council from 2005 until 2008.[2] In 2008, he unsuccessfully attempted to be elected as the Division 6 candidate on Banana Shire Council.[3] However, at a 2017 by-election, his wife Terri Boyce was elected to represent the same division.[3]

Boyce is a qualified boilermaker and farmer who has been described as "an old-style Queensland national".[4] In August 2020, he attracted some media attention when he crossed the floor and voted against his own party, not offering his support for a bill to appoint a special commissioner to oversee mine rehabilitation.[4]

In January 2021 Boyce announced he would seek LNP preselection for the federal Division of Flynn, following the retirement of Ken O'Dowd.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Callide". Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ "Member Details: Mr Colin Boyce". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Thorpe, Andrew (22 June 2017). "LNP candidate no novice at the ballot box". The Observer. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b McCutcheon, Peter (13 August 2020). "Analysis: Why an LNP backbencher crossing the floor in Parliament is nothing for Labor to gloat over". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ Gall, Sally (5 January 2021). "Callide MP Colin Boyce puts hand up for LNP Flynn pre-selection". Queensland Country Life. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

External links[]

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Callide
2017–present 		Incumbent


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