
Australian Labor Party
Tony Sheldon
Senator for NSW
Chief Government Whip in the Senate
Tony Sheldon is the Australian Labor Party senator for NSW. This term Tony has voted in 325 recorded divisions (94.2% 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 Tony 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
29 votes for · 50 votes against
29 ayes, 50 noesIntegrity & Transparency
19 votes for · 56 votes against
19 ayes, 56 noesCost of Living
25 votes for · 46 votes against
25 ayes, 46 noesEducation
16 votes for · 27 votes against
16 ayes, 27 noesImmigration
18 votes for · 11 votes against
18 ayes, 11 noesHousing
8 votes for · 12 votes against
8 ayes, 12 noesHealth
6 votes for · 14 votes against
6 ayes, 14 noesTax & Budget
7 votes for · 13 votes against
7 ayes, 13 noes
How Tony votes
Last 30 recorded divisions — no floor-crossings in this period. Source: Hansard division records.
- 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; Third Reading
2 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 20 noes - Aye
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
2 July 2026 · senate
31 ayes, 24 noes - No
Documents — Australian Defence Force; Order for the Production of Documents
2 July 2026 · senate
33 ayes, 21 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
31 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
Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; 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, 22 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
24 ayes, 31 noes - No
Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
2 July 2026 · senate
24 ayes, 31 noes - No
Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee
2 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 30 noes - No
Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026; in Committee
2 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 25 noes - No
Documents — Australian Defence Force; 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 — 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 — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading
1 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 19 noes - No
Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; in Committee
1 July 2026 · senate
31 ayes, 21 noes - No
Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 27 noes - No
Business — Consideration of Legislation
1 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 20 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 - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
25 ayes, 11 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
26 ayes, 11 noes - No
Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living
1 July 2026 · senate
21 ayes, 19 noes - No
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 - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
27 ayes, 11 noes
Declared donations
Individual receipts declared to the AEC. Larger gifts appear first.
No individual donations on record for this member.
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