Electoral district of Traeger

Traeger is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was named after Alfred Traeger, inventor of the pedal-powered radio, which was a significant contribution to people living in remote and rural communities in Queensland, such as those within Traeger.^[1]

Traeger Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Traeger, 2017
State	Queensland
Dates current	2017–present
MP	Robbie Katter
Party	Katter's Australian
Namesake	Alfred Traeger
Electors	26,386 (2020)
Area	428,911 km2 (165,603.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Remote and rural
Coordinates	19.8326°S 142.6477°E / -19.8326; 142.6477
Electorates around Traeger: Gulf of Carpentaria Gulf of Carpentaria Cook Hill Northern Territory Traeger Hinchinbrook Thuringowa Northern Territory Gregory Burdekin

It takes in most of the urbanised portions of the abolished districts of Mount Isa and Dalrymple. It includes the local government areas of Burke, Doomadgee, Carpentaria, Croydon, Etheridge, Charters Towers, Mount Isa, Cloncurry, McKinlay, Richmond and Flinders.^[1]

From results of the previous 2015 election, Traeger was estimated to be a safe seat for the Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 16.1%.^[2]

Robbie Katter, the last member for Mount Isa and the Queensland leader of Katter's Australian Party, opted to follow most of his constituents into Traeger. He won the seat with an increased majority.

Members for Traeger

Member		Party	Term
	Robbie Katter	Katter's Australian	2017–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Traeger

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Queensland state election § Traeger.[edit]

2024 Queensland state election: Traeger^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Katter's Australian	Robbie Katter	9,831	49.32	−9.48
	Liberal National	Yvonne Tunney	5,039	25.28	+9.18
	Labor	Georgia Heath	3,024	15.17	−5.43
	One Nation	Peter Rawle	1,349	6.77	+6.77
	Greens	Louise Raynaud	689	3.46	+1.26
Total formal votes			19,932	96.6
Informal votes			700	3.4
Turnout			20,632	74.49
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Katter's Australian	Robbie Katter	12,703	63.73	−11.03
	Liberal National	Yvonne Tunney	7,229	36.27	+11.03
	Katter's Australian hold		Swing	-11.03

See also

• Electoral districts of Queensland
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year
• Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name