Increasing housing affordability
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should take national action to increase housing affordability so that all Australians have the chance to buy their own home.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
22 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
17 members
Greens
8 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
3 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Independent
1 member+1 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Australia's Voice
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
CLP
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Liberal | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Nationals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| One Nation | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CLP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 65 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted almost always for | 94% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 81% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 78% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally for | 78% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 66% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 60% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 35% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 12% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 27 Nov 2024 · HousePolicy: AyeHelp to Buy Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendments
- 26 Nov 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeHelp to Buy Bill 2023, Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 28 Feb 2024 · HousePolicy: AyeHelp to Buy Bill 2023 and Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bills
- 6 Dec 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Housing - Address root causes of unaffordability
- 14 Sept 2023 · HousePolicy: AyeHousing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the Senate amendment
- 14 Sept 2023 · HousePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendment
- 13 Sept 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeHousing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two others - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
- 13 Sept 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeHousing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 16 Feb 2023 · HousePolicy: NoNational Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Regional Australia and critical infrastructure
- 15 Feb 2023 · HousePolicy: AyeHousing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 18 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Covid-19 - Housing and renters' rights
- 27 Nov 2019 · HousePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Housing affordability
- 11 Oct 2016 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Housing Affordability - Negative gearing & capital gains tax discount
- 17 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
- 18 Sept 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Housing Affordability - Evidence-based national plan