House of Representatives
Maria Vamvakinou
Maria Vamvakinou was the Australian Labor Party MP for Calwell. First elected 10 November 2001.
- 2001 Won Calwell, entered parliament
- 2008 Appointed industry committee chair
- 2010 Appointed migration committee chair
- 2013 Became migration deputy chair
- 2019 Regained migration deputy chair
- 2022 Regained migration committee chair
- 2024 Announced retirement
- 2025 Left parliament
- Australian Labor Party
What do they focus on?
Her nine tracked speeches concentrate on workplace protections and higher education. On Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes), she supported reforms addressing wage theft, sham contracting and poor conditions for casual and gig workers. On Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report), she supported changes including removing the 50 per cent pass rule and extending support to more First Nations students.
Her speeches also cover climate and ministerial accountability. She supported Climate Change as a step towards cutting emissions and renewable-energy investment, and supported Ministers of State Amendment to strengthen transparency and accountability. Her tracked votes additionally span environmental measures such as Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, tax measures supporting small businesses and charities under Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures), and migration review rules under Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1). 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.
383 tracked votes while with Labor.
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. 23.4 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. 0 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. 0 avg 7.9 226
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?
Maria Vamvakinou left parliament on 28 Mar 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Maria recorded no votes against the Labor position across 383 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
9 tracked speeches across 8 bills.
- 9 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 0 against
- 0 no clear position
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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.