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Australian Labor Party

Helen Polley

Senator for TAS

Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

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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 noes
  • Climate & Energy

    23 votes for · 45 votes against

    23 ayes, 45 noes
  • Cost of Living

    17 votes for · 43 votes against

    17 ayes, 43 noes
  • Education

    12 votes for · 26 votes against

    12 ayes, 26 noes
  • Defence & Foreign Affairs

    10 votes for · 14 votes against

    10 ayes, 14 noes
  • Health

    7 votes for · 17 votes against

    7 ayes, 17 noes
  • Tax & Budget

    11 votes for · 9 votes against

    11 ayes, 9 noes
  • Housing

    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.

  • 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
    No
  • Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    2 July 2026 · senate

    31 ayes, 24 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    25 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    27 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 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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