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Australian Labor Party

Varun Ghosh

Senator for WA

Chair of Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

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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 noes
  • Cost of Living

    13 votes for · 44 votes against

    13 ayes, 44 noes
  • Climate & Energy

    20 votes for · 27 votes against

    20 ayes, 27 noes
  • Defence & Foreign Affairs

    13 votes for · 20 votes against

    13 ayes, 20 noes
  • Education

    10 votes for · 20 votes against

    10 ayes, 20 noes
  • Tax & Budget

    13 votes for · 15 votes against

    13 ayes, 15 noes
  • Housing

    3 votes for · 18 votes against

    3 ayes, 18 noes
  • Immigration

    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.

  • Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    2 July 2026 · senate

    31 ayes, 24 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Regulations and Determinations — Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026; Disallowance

    1 July 2026 · senate

    11 ayes, 27 noes
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    25 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • 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
    No
  • Business — Rearrangement

    1 July 2026 · senate

    27 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye
  • Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees

    1 July 2026 · senate

    26 ayes, 11 noes
    Aye

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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