Restricting foreign ownership
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should restrict foreign ownership within Australia, particularly where foreign ownership would be against the national interest.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
27 members+4 not enough votes
Liberal
7 members+4 not enough votes
Nationals
3 members+2 not enough votes
Independent
1 member+2 not enough votes
Katter's Australian
1 member
One Nation
1 member
Centre Alliance0 members+1 not enough votes
LNP0 members+4 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
All 57 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Zali Steggall (Warringah) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 60% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 15% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Hastie (Canning) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ted O'Brien (Fairfax) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Mike Freelander (Macarthur) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Josh Wilson (Fremantle) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Pat Conaghan (Cowper) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Phillip Thompson (Herbert) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Helen Haines (Indi) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Terry Young (Longman) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Anne Webster (Mallee) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ged Kearney (Cooper) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Garth Hamilton (Groom) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Andrew Wallace (Fisher) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tim Wilson (Goldstein) | Liberal | 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.
- 7 Dec 2020 · HousePolicy: NoForeign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Foreign acquisition
- 4 May 2016 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Sugar Industry - Act on Committee recommendations
- 24 Nov 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Foreign Investment - Limit foreign investment
- 17 July 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoQantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill
- 17 July 2014 · SenatePolicy: NoQantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 6 Mar 2014 · HousePolicy: NoQantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 6 Mar 2014 · HousePolicy: NoQantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill
- 6 Mar 2014 · HousePolicy: NoQantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 14 Nov 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Agriculture - Foreign ownership
- 13 Nov 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Wheat Exports - Reject takeover of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland
- 11 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Cubbie Station - Foreign investment
- 11 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeDocuments - Cubbie Station - Foreign investment
- 2 Feb 2010 · SenatePolicy: AyeForeign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Add an amendment
- 18 Oct 2006 · HousePolicy: NoBroadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 18 Oct 2006 · HousePolicy: NoBroadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 11 Oct 2006 · SenatePolicy: NoBroadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 and three related bill - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bills