
Australian Labor Party
Varun Ghosh
Senator for WA
Chair of Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Varun Ghosh is the Australian Labor Party senator for WA. This term Varun has voted in 345 recorded divisions (100% 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 Varun 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.
Integrity & Transparency
32 votes for · 87 votes against
32 ayes, 87 noesCost of Living
13 votes for · 44 votes against
13 ayes, 44 noesClimate & Energy
20 votes for · 27 votes against
20 ayes, 27 noesDefence & Foreign Affairs
13 votes for · 20 votes against
13 ayes, 20 noesEducation
10 votes for · 20 votes against
10 ayes, 20 noesTax & Budget
13 votes for · 15 votes against
13 ayes, 15 noesHousing
3 votes for · 18 votes against
3 ayes, 18 noesImmigration
11 votes for · 9 votes against
11 ayes, 9 noes
How Varun votes
Last 30 recorded divisions — no floor-crossings in this period. Source: Hansard division records.
- 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
15 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
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; 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
21 ayes, 31 noes - No
Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; 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; 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
11 ayes, 25 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
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, 22 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
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
2 July 2026 · senate
34 ayes, 21 noes - No
Documents — Personal Information and Privacy; Order for the Production of Documents
2 July 2026 · senate
33 ayes, 21 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
26 ayes, 11 noes - No
Business — Consideration of Legislation
1 July 2026 · senate
32 ayes, 20 noes - No
Matters of Urgency — Cost of Living
1 July 2026 · senate
21 ayes, 19 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
26 ayes, 11 noes - No
Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 27 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
25 ayes, 11 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 - No
Motions — Universal Periodic Review
1 July 2026 · senate
11 ayes, 30 noes - Aye
Business — Rearrangement
1 July 2026 · senate
27 ayes, 11 noes - Aye
Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
1 July 2026 · senate
26 ayes, 11 noes
Declared donations
Individual receipts declared to the AEC. Larger gifts appear first.
No individual donations on record for this member.
Committee work
- Legislation
- References — deputy chair
- Legislation — chair
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