Maintaining or increasing defence spending
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should keep up or increase the amount of money it spends on defence.
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
10 members+15 not enough votes
Liberal
6 members+12 not enough votes
Greens
3 members+6 not enough votes
One Nation
2 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
1 member+2 not enough votes
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
United Australia0 members+1 not enough votes
CLP0 members+1 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President0 members+1 not enough votes
Australia's Voice0 members+1 not enough votes
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 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Greens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 66 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Leah Blyth (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jessica Collins (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 86% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 25 Aug 2025 · SenatePolicy: AyeDefence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase defence expenditure
- 30 July 2025 · HousePolicy: AyeDefence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Increase defence expenditure
- 9 May 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Fund diplomatic network and aid
- 22 Mar 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Defence Expenditure - Redirect