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Australian Labor Party

Carol Brown

Senator for TAS

Chair of Standing Committee on Publications

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Carol Brown is the Australian Labor Party senator for TAS. This term Carol has voted in 326 recorded divisions (94.5% attendance), without crossing the floor, voting with Australian Labor Party 100% of the time. Every figure on this page comes from Hansard division records and AEC disclosures.

How Carol voted, issue by issue

Recorded divisions classified by policy issue (AI-assisted tagging, only shown above 60% confidence). “For” means the vote supported the issue's direction, whichever way the motion was worded.

  • Climate & Energy

    33 votes for · 51 votes against

    33 ayes, 51 noes
  • Integrity & Transparency

    23 votes for · 61 votes against

    23 ayes, 61 noes
  • Cost of Living

    25 votes for · 38 votes against

    25 ayes, 38 noes
  • Education

    12 votes for · 23 votes against

    12 ayes, 23 noes
  • Defence & Foreign Affairs

    16 votes for · 12 votes against

    16 ayes, 12 noes
  • Tax & Budget

    12 votes for · 12 votes against

    12 ayes, 12 noes
  • Housing

    10 votes for · 11 votes against

    10 ayes, 11 noes
  • Aged Care

    4 votes for · 13 votes against

    4 ayes, 13 noes

How Carol votes

Last 30 recorded divisions — no floor-crossings in this period. Source: Hansard division records.

  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee

    2 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Bills — Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026; Third Reading

    2 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Documents — International Relations: Australia and Papua New Guinea; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 24 noes
    No
  • Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    33 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Bills — Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026; Second Reading

    2 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    33 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee

    2 July 2026 · senate

    21 ayes, 31 noes
    No
  • Documents — Nuclear Waste Management; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 24 noes
    No
  • Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    2 July 2026 · senate

    31 ayes, 24 noes
    Aye
  • Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 24 noes
    No
  • Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    2 July 2026 · senate

    24 ayes, 31 noes
    No
  • Bills — Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026; Second Reading

    2 July 2026 · senate

    31 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee

    2 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 25 noes
    No
  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee

    2 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 22 noes
    No
  • Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    33 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Documents — National Anti-Corruption Commission; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 25 noes
    No
  • Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    2 July 2026 · senate

    34 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee

    2 July 2026 · senate

    24 ayes, 31 noes
    No
  • Motions — Universal Periodic Review

    1 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance

    1 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 27 noes
    No
  • Business — Consideration of Legislation

    1 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Business — Consideration of Legislation

    1 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    25 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; in Committee

    1 July 2026 · senate

    31 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living

    1 July 2026 · senate

    21 ayes, 19 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Bills — Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026; First Reading

    1 July 2026 · senate

    21 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; Second Reading

    1 July 2026 · senate

    20 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Business — Consideration of Legislation

    1 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    27 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye

Declared donations

Individual receipts declared to the AEC. Larger gifts appear first.

No individual donations on record for this member.

Committee work

  • Legislation

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