
National Party
Susan McDonald
Senator for QLD
Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate
Susan McDonald is the National Party senator for QLD. Over the last 12 months Susan has voted in 220 recorded divisions (50.8% of divisions held in their chamber), voting with National Party 100% of the time. Every figure on this page comes from the official division record and AEC disclosures.
How Susan voted, issue by issue
- Integrity & Transparency56 ayes, 34 noes
- Cost of Living41 ayes, 32 noes
- Climate & Energy31 ayes, 30 noes
- Tax & Budget30 ayes, 16 noes
- Education22 ayes, 14 noes
- Housing10 ayes, 7 noes
- Health14 ayes, 2 noes
- Defence & Foreign Affairs9 ayes, 6 noes
How Susan votes
- 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 - Documents — Minister for Indigenous Australians; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
15 October 2026 · senate
28–1328 ayes, 13 noes - Documents — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
15 October 2026 · senate
18–2718 ayes, 27 noes - Aye
- 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 DocumentsAye
15 October 2026 · senate
20–2520 ayes, 25 noes - Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026; Limitation of DebateAye
15 October 2026 · senate
27–3327 ayes, 33 noes - Documents — Census; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
26–3226 ayes, 32 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 — Age Assurance Technology Trial; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Senate Estimates; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
36–2236 ayes, 22 noes - Documents — Australian Electoral Commission; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
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 DocumentsAye
13 October 2026 · senate
37–2337 ayes, 23 noes - Bills — Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
13 October 2026 · senate
20–3620 ayes, 36 noes - Documents — Cybersafety Legislation; 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 - Documents — Improved Native Forest Management; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
16 September 2026 · senate
26–3126 ayes, 31 noes - Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; ReferenceAye
16 September 2026 · senate
27–3127 ayes, 31 noes - No
- Bills — Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026; in CommitteeAye
15 September 2026 · senate
25–3625 ayes, 36 noes - Aye
- Aye
- Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; in CommitteeNo
14 September 2026 · senate
31–2231 ayes, 22 noes - Bills — Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) (Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026; Second ReadingAye
14 September 2026 · senate
24–3524 ayes, 35 noes - Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; in CommitteeAye
14 September 2026 · senate
21–3221 ayes, 32 noes - No
- Documents — Health Care; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
14 September 2026 · senate
23–2823 ayes, 28 noes - Aye
- Bills — Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2026; Third ReadingNo
14 September 2026 · senate
31–1831 ayes, 18 noes - Documents — Intergenerational Trust Fund for the People of the Republic of Nauru; Order for the Production of DocumentsAye
14 September 2026 · senate
35–1935 ayes, 19 noes
Declared donations
No individual donations on record for this member.
Committee work
- Northern Australia
- References
- Legislation
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