
Australian Labor Party
Helen Polley
Senator for TAS
Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
Helen Polley is the Australian Labor Party senator for TAS. This term Helen has voted in 323 recorded divisions (93.6% 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 Helen 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.
Integrity & Transparency
22 votes for · 80 votes against
22 ayes, 80 noesClimate & Energy
23 votes for · 45 votes against
23 ayes, 45 noesCost of Living
17 votes for · 43 votes against
17 ayes, 43 noesEducation
12 votes for · 26 votes against
12 ayes, 26 noesDefence & Foreign Affairs
10 votes for · 14 votes against
10 ayes, 14 noesHealth
7 votes for · 17 votes against
7 ayes, 17 noesTax & Budget
11 votes for · 9 votes against
11 ayes, 9 noesHousing
8 votes for · 9 votes against
8 ayes, 9 noes
How Helen votes
Last 30 recorded divisions — no floor-crossings in this period. Source: Hansard division records.
- 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
11 ayes, 30 noes - No
Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of Documents
2 July 2026 · senate
33 ayes, 21 noes - No
Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
2 July 2026 · senate
24 ayes, 31 noes - Aye
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
2 July 2026 · senate
31 ayes, 24 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
Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee
2 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 22 noes - No
Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee
2 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 25 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
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
15 ayes, 24 noes - No
Documents — Nuclear Waste Management; Order for the Production of Documents
2 July 2026 · senate
15 ayes, 24 noes - No
Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee
2 July 2026 · senate
21 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
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
Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading
1 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 19 noes - No
Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 27 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
25 ayes, 11 noes - No
Motions — Universal Periodic Review
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 30 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 - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
27 ayes, 11 noes - No
Bills — Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-Ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End 50k Arts Degrees) Bill 2025; Second Reading
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 30 noes - No
Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living
1 July 2026 · senate
21 ayes, 19 noes - No
Bills — Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026; First Reading
1 July 2026 · senate
21 ayes, 30 noes - No
Business — Consideration of Legislation
1 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 20 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
26 ayes, 11 noes
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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