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Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley was the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Farrer. First elected 10 November 2001.

2001 Won Farrer, entered parliament
2014 Became Health Minister
2017 Resigned over travel expenses
2018 Became Environment Minister
2022 Left ministry, became deputy leader
2026 Left federal parliament
2001 May 2026
  1. 2001 Won Farrer, entered parliament
  2. 2014 Became Health Minister
  3. 2017 Resigned over travel expenses
  4. 2018 Became Environment Minister
  5. 2022 Left ministry, became deputy leader
  6. 2026 Left federal parliament
  • Liberal Party of Australia

What do they focus on?

The tracked sample covers 713 bills from the 47th and 48th Parliaments to 14 May 2026. Her 33 tracked speeches include health and aged care, such as Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment, concerning 83,000 home-care packages. Other speeches addressed workplace costs and flexibility in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes).

Her tracked votes also covered industrial emissions, including a vote on an amendment to reject stronger legal review in Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, which concerns emissions rules.

  • Health, care & disability 17
  • Education & skills 9
  • Budget, tax & economy 5
  • Work & employment 3
  • Climate, energy & environment 1

Bars show tracked speeches and amendments by policy area.

How do they vote?

Share of recorded votes on the same side as each party's majority.

  • Coalition 100%
  • Greens 10%
  • Labor 9%

255 tracked votes while with Liberal.

How do they compare?

  • Years in parliament i Total time served across every stint in either chamber, up to the end of the tracked record. 24.3 yrs 0.2 avg 8.5 yrs 33.3
  • Votes against their party i Recorded votes cast against their own party's majority side. The average is across party members only. 1 avg 0.6 26
  • Bills introduced i Bills they introduced to Parliament, counted across the tracked record. 0 avg 2.8 46
  • Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 7 avg 7.9 226
Where their votes sit, left to right i Built from votes alone: party members sit at their party's mark and move only by votes cast against their own party toward a neighbouring one. Independents are placed by their side on the votes where the parties disagreed.
Sussan Greens Labor Coalition One Nation

The marker starts at their party’s position and shifts only for floor-crossings towards a neighbouring party. No topic strip is shown because their economic, social and environment votes followed the party line.

What have they done lately?

Sussan Ley left parliament on 27 Feb 2026. This card covers their full tracked record.

When do they vote against their party?

1 time across 255 tracked votes. Most recently:

What do they say in debate?

33 tracked speeches across 32 bills.

  • 23 backing a bill
  • 3 with reservations
  • 7 against
  • 0 no clear position

About these numbers

Based on 766 tracked bills from the 47th and 48th Parliaments, current to 6 July 2026. This is a sample of parliamentary activity, not the complete record.

Career markers come from dated public records. Voting figures use division lists only. For party members, the left-to-right marker begins at the party position. It moves only when the member votes against that party and on the same side as a neighbouring party; other cross-party combinations do not affect it. Independents and minor-party members are placed by their votes in divisions where the Greens and the Coalition took opposite sides. If this position differs from a member’s broader public politics, a note appears below the strip.