
Liberal Party
Richard Colbeck
Senator for TAS
Deputy Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Richard Colbeck is the Liberal Party senator for TAS. Over the last 12 months Richard has voted in 302 recorded divisions (69.7% of divisions held in their chamber), voting with Liberal Party 99.3% of the time. Every figure on this page comes from the official division record and AEC disclosures.
How Richard voted, issue by issue
- Integrity & Transparency75 ayes, 62 noes
- Cost of Living51 ayes, 47 noes
- Climate & Energy41 ayes, 54 noes
- Tax & Budget34 ayes, 23 noes
- Education26 ayes, 18 noes
- Housing23 ayes, 12 noes
- Immigration15 ayes, 17 noes
- Defence & Foreign Affairs18 ayes, 13 noes
How Richard votes
- Documents — Senate Estimates: Questions on Notice; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2215 ayes, 22 noes - Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Direction to CommitteeNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2615 ayes, 26 noes - Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
15 October 2026 · senate
27–3327 ayes, 33 noes - Bills — Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
15 October 2026 · senate
28–3628 ayes, 36 noes - Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–3115 ayes, 31 noes - Documents — Minister for Indigenous Australians; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
15 October 2026 · senate
28–1328 ayes, 13 noes - Aye
- Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2915 ayes, 29 noes - Documents — Minister for Indigenous Australians; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
15 October 2026 · senate
20–2520 ayes, 25 noes - Documents — Australian Electoral Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Age Assurance Technology Trial; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Census; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
26–3226 ayes, 32 noes - Aye
- Documents — Senate Estimates; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Cybersafety Legislation; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
13 October 2026 · senate
20–3620 ayes, 36 noes - No
- Aye
- Documents — European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
37–2337 ayes, 23 noes - Documents — Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Housing Australia Future Fund; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Committees — Corruption in the Construction Industry Select Committee; AppointmentAye
17 September 2026 · senate
23–3123 ayes, 31 noes - Bills — Defence Force Discipline Amendment (Rcdvs Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026; in CommitteeNo
17 September 2026 · senate
30–2430 ayes, 24 noes - Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; ReferenceAye
17 September 2026 · senate
23–3223 ayes, 32 noes - Bills — Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
17 September 2026 · senate
21–3221 ayes, 32 noes - Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; ReferenceAye
17 September 2026 · senate
34–2134 ayes, 21 noes - Bills — Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans' Healthcare without Caps) Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
17 September 2026 · senate
34–1934 ayes, 19 noes - No
- Bills — Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans' Healthcare without Caps) Bill 2026; Third ReadingAye
17 September 2026 · senate
33–1933 ayes, 19 noes - Documents — Middle East; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
16 September 2026 · senate
13–2713 ayes, 27 noes
Declared donations
No individual donations on record for this member.
Committee work
- References
- Legislation
- References
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