Wayde Chiesa
Wayde Chiesa is an Australian politician who represents the Queensland electoral district of Hinchinbrook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly after winning a by-election held on 29 November 2025.
Wayde Chiesa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hinchinbrook | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Dametto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ingham, Queensland, Australia |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wayde Chiesa is an Australian politician who represents the Queensland electoral district of Hinchinbrook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly after winning a by-election held on 29 November 2025.
Early life
[edit]Chiesa was born and raised in Ingham, and was a childhood friend of Premier David Crisafulli.[1][2][3] He grew up on his family's sugarcane farm, and moved to Townsville for university.[3]
Career
[edit]Chiesa previously served as CEO of Regional Development Australia Townsville and North West Queensland, and as Director of Regional Development and Investment at a local non-profit in Townsville.[2] He also worked for Townsville City Council and is a chartered accountant.[1][4] For almost two decades, he was a sports commentator with sports broadcast narrator.[2][3]
He successfully contested the 2025 Hinchinbrook state by-election with the Liberal National Party, succeeding Nick Dametto of Katter's Australian Party, who resigned to run for mayor of Townsville.[5][6][1] The victory marked the first time a sitting Queensland government gained a seat in a by-election since 1998.[7]
Chiesa is a member of the Governance, Energy and Finance Committee.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wayde Chiesa vows to get to work following LNP victory in north Qld". ABC News. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Meet LNP Candidate Wayde Chiesa". Hinchinbrook Life. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Hayden. "Premier's high-stakes battle to win back Hinchinbrook from Katter's Australian Party". Courier Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Small Town, Big Dreams: Inspiring Success from Rural Queensland". www.jcu.edu.au. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "No Cookies". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". QLD Electoral Commission. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Atfield, Cameron (30 November 2025). "LNP extends parliamentary majority with 'emphatic' byelection win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Member Details - Queensland Parliament". QLD Parliament. Retrieved 16 January 2026.