Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should include mandatory minimum sentences in their federal-level criminal laws that deal with crimes such as child sex offences.
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
29 members
Liberal
16 members
Greens
9 members
One Nation
4 members
LNP
2 members
Nationals
2 members
Independent
2 members
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Australia's Voice
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 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Greens | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 69 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sean Bell (NSW) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 90% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 81% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 81% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 70% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 70% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 70% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted generally for | 70% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 62% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 62% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 60% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted a mixture of for and against | 45% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 45% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 40% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 9% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | 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.
- 20 Jan 2026 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 - Limitation of Debate - Repealing mandatory minimum sentences for hate crime offences
- 6 Feb 2025 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Mandatory minimum sentences and maximum penalties
- 6 Feb 2025 · SenatePolicy: NoCriminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Sunset provision on mandatory minimum sentences
- 6 Feb 2025 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 - in Committee - Mandatory minimum sentencing and maximum penalties
- 16 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Mandatory minimum sentences
- 15 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Mandatory minimum sentences
- 15 June 2020 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Mandatory minimum sentences