Having a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
People who support this policy believe that there should be a public referendum on the question of whether the Constitution should be amended to include a requirement for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to federal parliament, such as that envisaged by the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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
22 members
Liberal
16 members
Greens
8 members
Nationals
3 members
Independent
2 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Australia's Voice
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
United Australia
1 member
CLP
1 member
Deputy Senate President
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 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CLP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 61 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | 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% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Maria Kovacic (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | 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% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | 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.
- 19 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 16 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 16 June 2023 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - in Committee - Agree with the bill
- 31 May 2023 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 31 May 2023 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
- 31 May 2023 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill