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Matt Thistlethwaite

Member for Kingsford Smith · Australian Labor Party · NSW

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade · since 13 May 2025Assistant Minister for Immigration · since 29 July 2024

Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Recorded-vote participation
85%
2,736 of 3,223 eligible divisions, full record
Voted with party majority
100%
2,736 of 2,736 votes cast, full record
Policy record available
161 policies
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Recorded-vote participation: The share of recorded votes (divisions) they were eligible for in which they voted, across their full record on They Vote For You. Divisions are only part of parliamentary work. “Voted with party majority” counts votes where they voted the same way as most members of their party.

How they voted on policies

Each policy groups related divisions. Counts are this member's recorded votes from 4 July 2011 to 14 May 2026; the score is They Vote For You's weighted agreement across all years. A voting record shows how someone voted, not necessarily what they personally believe.

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Contact Matt Thistlethwaite

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Time in Parliament

Terms of service and ministerial or shadow ministerial roles, from OpenAustralia's hand-maintained records of the Parliamentary Handbook.

Terms of service

  • House of Representatives

    7 Sept 2013 – present

  • Senate

    1 July 2011 – 9 Aug 2013 · Resigned

Ministerial and shadow roles

  • Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

    13 May 2025 – present

  • Assistant Minister for Immigration

    29 July 2024 – present

  • Assistant Minister for Defence

    1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024

  • Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

    1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024

  • Assistant Minister for the Republic

    1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024

  • Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation

    28 Jan 2021 – 1 June 2022

  • Shadow Assistant Minister for the Republic

    2 June 2019 – 1 June 2022

  • Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services

    2 June 2019 – 28 Jan 2021

6 earlier roles

  • Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury

    6 Dec 2017 – 2 June 2019

  • Shadow Assistant Minister for an Australian Head of State

    6 Dec 2017 – 2 June 2019

  • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs

    18 Oct 2013 – 6 Dec 2017

  • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration

    18 Oct 2013 – 6 Dec 2017

  • Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs

    25 Mar 2013 – 18 Sept 2013

  • Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs

    25 Mar 2013 – 18 Sept 2013