Expanding public funded dental care
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should expand public funded dental care.
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
25 members+3 not enough votes
Greens
9 members
Liberal
8 members+1 not enough votes
One Nation
2 members+1 not enough votes
LNP
2 members
Australia's Voice
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Independent0 members+2 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network0 members+1 not enough votes
United Australia0 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 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LNP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 59 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Not enough votes to say | 86% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 65% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 65% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 35% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 22% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 12% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Leah Blyth (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | 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.
- 1 Sept 2025 · SenatePolicy: AyeNational Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Dentistry
- 28 July 2025 · SenatePolicy: AyeHealth Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Senior Dental Benefits Scheme
- 5 Feb 2025 · HousePolicy: AyeHealth Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Dental care
- 20 Mar 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - World Oral Health Day - Medicare-funded dental care
- 13 Feb 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Dental Health - Expand Denticare access
- 10 Aug 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Public dental care