How did parliament vote on immigration?

Verity has matched 66 recorded divisions in the Australian federal parliament to Immigration, held between 7 February 2023 and 1 April 2026. Of those, 22 decided whether a bill should proceed or pass; the rest were procedural motions such as orders for the production of documents and limits on debate. Every division is listed on this page with its tally.

How did Labor members vote on immigration?

Across the 22 divisions on whether a bill should proceed or pass, Labor members cast 318 votes matching "More immigration" and 684 matching "Reduce immigration". These are counts of individual votes, not a statement of party policy.

How did Liberal members vote on immigration?

Across the 22 divisions on whether a bill should proceed or pass, Liberal members cast 199 votes matching "More immigration" and 164 matching "Reduce immigration". These are counts of individual votes, not a statement of party policy.

How did Independent members vote on immigration?

Across the 22 divisions on whether a bill should proceed or pass, Independent members cast 100 votes matching "More immigration" and 40 matching "Reduce immigration". These are counts of individual votes, not a statement of party policy.

Where does Verity's record on immigration come from?

Division tallies and individual votes come from the official division record via TheyVoteForYou. Matching a division to this issue, and deciding which way a yes vote fell on it, is AI-assisted tagging, used only at or above 60% confidence. Verity does not characterise how anyone votes — it shows the votes and links to every division behind them.

Policy issue

How parliament voted on Immigration

Verity has matched 66 recorded divisions to Immigration, held between 7 February 2023 and 1 April 2026. 22 of them decided whether a bill should proceed or pass. The other 44 were procedural — orders for the production of documents, limits on debate, and motions to put the question.

The question Verity tracks

Should Australia increase immigration levels?

A vote is counted as “More immigration” when it matched the direction tagged to that division, and “Reduce immigration” when it went the other way — whichever way the motion itself was worded.

How each party voted

Across the 22 divisions that decided whether a bill should proceed or pass, 8 February 2023 – 1 April 2026. Procedural motions are excluded here because a government votes down opposition and crossbench motions as a bloc regardless of the policy, which tells you about the numbers on the floor rather than about the issue. The full tagged list is below.

Votes by party on divisions deciding whether a bill should proceed or pass, tagged to Immigration
Party	More immigration	Reduce immigration	Divisions
Labor	31832%	68468%	22
Liberal	19955%	16445%	20
Independent	10071%	4029%	21
Greens	9274%	3326%	22
Nationals	3951%	3849%	17
One Nation	838%	1362%	14

Counts of individual votes cast by members of each party, not a statement of party policy. Parties with fewer than 20 votes on these divisions are not listed.

How individual members voted

Current members with at least 5 votes on these divisions. Members of the same party almost always vote together, so many share an identical record and the order between them means nothing — the counts and the total are what matter.

Most votes for “More immigration”

Elizabeth Watson-BrownGreens · Ryan10 of 13
Andrew WilkieIndependent · Clark10 of 13
Monique RyanIndependent · Kooyong9 of 11
Allegra SpenderIndependent · Wentworth9 of 11
Helen HainesIndependent · Indi8 of 10
Zali SteggallIndependent · Warringah8 of 10
Kate ChaneyIndependent · Curtin7 of 10
Sophie ScampsIndependent · Mackellar7 of 10

Most votes for “Reduce immigration”

Michelle Ananda-RajahLabor · Victoria11 of 16
Alison ByrnesLabor · Cunningham10 of 13
Lisa ChestersLabor · Bendigo10 of 13
Justine ElliotLabor · Richmond10 of 13
Patrick GormanLabor · Perth10 of 13
Tania LawrenceLabor · Hasluck10 of 13
Jerome LaxaleLabor · Bennelong10 of 13
Sam LimLabor · Tangney10 of 12

Every division tagged to Immigration

66 divisions, newest first. Open any one to see how every member voted.

Division tallies and individual votes: the official division record via TheyVoteForYou. Matching a division to this issue, and which way a yes vote fell on it, is AI-assisted tagging used only at or above 60% confidence — 66 divisions clear that bar for Immigration. Counts on this page were computed when the page was last built from the live record. How every figure is computed · Report an error

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