Why minor parties have singled out the LNP’s Member for Callide as their ‘ally’ in this Queensland election

Voters in the central Queensland seat of Callide are faced with an “unusual” situation in politics, in that there is a lot to be said about who is not running for the seat.

Incumbent LNP MP Colin Boyce is seeking re-election on October 31.

But absent from the ring are his key competition — candidates from Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Katter’s Australian Party (KAP).

“One of [ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu] famous quotes was that, ‘The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without going to battle’,” Mr Boyce told the ABC.

“That is exactly what I have done in Callide.”