House of Representatives
Matt Thistlethwaite
Matt Thistlethwaite is the Australian Labor Party MP for Kingsford Smith. First elected 1 July 2011.
- 2011 Entered Senate
- 2013 Became parliamentary secretary
- 2013 Left Senate for House
- 2013 Won Kingsford Smith
- 2022 Became assistant minister
- 2024 Became immigration assistant minister
- Australian Labor Party
- Out of this seat
What do they focus on?
Not enough tracked speeches or amendments to say yet.
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.
410 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. 14.9 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. 6 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?
From 22 June to 1 July 2026, Thistlethwaite supported stronger illicit-tobacco enforcement, arguing tougher penalties and investigative powers would help combat organised crime. He also supported oversight of foreign arrangements, saying it would improve risk management while reducing unnecessary administration.
On 27 May, he supported NDIS sustainability reforms, citing eligibility, funding, fraud prevention and service quality. In recorded votes on 28 May and 1 July, he voted No on amendments seeking longer consultation, culturally accessible disability tests and safeguards for automated decisions; each listed amendment was defeated.
When do they vote against their party?
Matt recorded no votes against the Labor position across 410 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
55 tracked speeches across 52 bills.
- 55 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.