House of Representatives
Bert Van Manen
Bert Van Manen was the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Forde. First elected 21 August 2010.
- 2010 Won Forde, entered parliament
- 2016 Nearly lost Forde
- 2019 Became chief government whip
- 2022 Became chief opposition whip
- 2025 Left parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
What do they focus on?
His 31 tracked speeches include support for making multinational companies pay more tax in Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency), opposition to changes to company tax credits in Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1), and opposition to Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment, which would enshrine clean-energy targets.
Across 117 bills, his tracked votes also cover changes to Reserve Bank powers in Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms), workplace rules in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes), and a proposed net-zero economy authority in Net Zero Economy Authority. His speeches on Help to Buy support helping people buy homes while criticising the bill’s design and lack of requirements for more social and affordable housing.
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.
275 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. 14.7 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. 1 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 1 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?
Bert Van Manen left parliament on 03 May 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Bert recorded no votes against the Liberal position across 275 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
31 tracked speeches across 31 bills.
- 14 backing a bill
- 1 with reservations
- 16 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.