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Australian Labor Party

Michelle Ananda-Rajah

Senator for VIC

Member of the Speaker's Panel from 26.10.2022 to 12.9.2023.

Michelle’s year in parliament →

Michelle Ananda-Rajah is the Australian Labor Party senator for VIC. This term Michelle has voted in 334 recorded divisions (96.8% 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 Michelle 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

    65 votes for · 31 votes against

    65 ayes, 31 noes
  • Integrity & Transparency

    48 votes for · 36 votes against

    48 ayes, 36 noes
  • Cost of Living

    48 votes for · 16 votes against

    48 ayes, 16 noes
  • Tax & Budget

    31 votes for · 19 votes against

    31 ayes, 19 noes
  • Immigration

    11 votes for · 22 votes against

    11 ayes, 22 noes
  • Education

    15 votes for · 8 votes against

    15 ayes, 8 noes
  • Housing

    13 votes for · 6 votes against

    13 ayes, 6 noes
  • Defence & Foreign Affairs

    9 votes for · 7 votes against

    9 ayes, 7 noes

How Michelle votes

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

  • 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 — National Anti-Corruption Commission; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 25 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

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

    2 July 2026 · senate

    24 ayes, 31 noes
    No
  • Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

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

    2 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 22 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

    11 ayes, 25 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
  • Documents — International Relations: Australia and Papua New Guinea; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    15 ayes, 24 noes
    No
  • Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    33 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of Documents

    2 July 2026 · senate

    33 ayes, 21 noes
    No
  • Documents — Australian Defence Force; 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

    11 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    27 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance

    1 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 27 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 — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • 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 — Consideration of Legislation

    1 July 2026 · senate

    32 ayes, 20 noes
    No
  • Motions — Universal Periodic Review

    1 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 30 noes
    No
  • Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living

    1 July 2026 · senate

    21 ayes, 19 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    25 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees

    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

  • Migration
  • Community Affairs: Legislation
  • References
  • Legislation
  • Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation

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