
Australian Labor Party
Richard Dowling
Senator for TAS
Richard Dowling is the Australian Labor Party senator for TAS. Over the last 12 months Richard has voted in 316 recorded divisions (73% of divisions held in their chamber), voting with Australian Labor Party 100% of the time. Every figure on this page comes from the official division record and AEC disclosures.
How Richard voted, issue by issue
- Integrity & Transparency19 ayes, 67 noes
- Cost of Living2 ayes, 33 noes
- Defence & Foreign Affairs9 ayes, 17 noes
- Tax & Budget7 ayes, 13 noes
- Climate & Energy4 ayes, 14 noes
- Housing2 ayes, 14 noes
- Education4 ayes, 11 noes
- Immigration6 ayes, 8 noes
How Richard votes
- Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
11–3511 ayes, 35 noes - Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
11–3111 ayes, 31 noes - Documents — Minister for Indigenous Australians; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
15 October 2026 · senate
20–2520 ayes, 25 noes - Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
11–3511 ayes, 35 noes - No
- No
- Aye
- Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
15 October 2026 · senate
38–638 ayes, 6 noes - Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Direction to CommitteeNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2615 ayes, 26 noes - Documents — Minister for Indigenous Australians; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
15 October 2026 · senate
28–1328 ayes, 13 noes - Documents — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
15 October 2026 · senate
18–2718 ayes, 27 noes - Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
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 DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
28–3628 ayes, 36 noes - Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
10–3110 ayes, 31 noes - Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2915 ayes, 29 noes - Bills — Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
9–369 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 - Bills — Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026, Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill 2026; Second ReadingNo
15 October 2026 · senate
10–2410 ayes, 24 noes - Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
11–3211 ayes, 32 noes - Bills — Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateNo
15 October 2026 · senate
5–405 ayes, 40 noes - Documents — Senate Estimates: Questions on Notice; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
15 October 2026 · senate
15–2215 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Housing Australia Future Fund; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Australian Electoral Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
37–2337 ayes, 23 noes - No
- No
- Aye
- Documents — Senate Estimates; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Age Assurance Technology Trial; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Census; Order for the Production of DocumentsNo
13 October 2026 · senate
26–3226 ayes, 32 noes
Declared donations
No individual donations on record for this member.
Committee work
- Implementation of the National Redress Scheme
- Public Accounts and Audit
- Finance and Public Administration: Legislation
- References
- Publications
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