Transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should not restrict access to gender affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of eighteen, rather they should leave healthcare matters in the hands of the professional bodies responsible for administering such healthcare (e.g., the Australian Medical Association, the Australian Psychological Society, etc.).
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
23 members
Liberal
16 members+2 not enough votes
Greens
9 members
Nationals
3 members
Independent
2 members
LNP
2 members
One Nation
2 members
Senate President
1 member
Australia's Voice
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
CLP
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Liberal | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CLP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 65 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | 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 | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted almost always for | 93% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 72% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Leah Blyth (SA) | 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.
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