Senate
James McGrath
James McGrath is a Liberal Party of Australia senator for Queensland. First elected 1 July 2014.
- 2015 Became assistant minister
- 2018 Photographed making OK gesture
- 2018 Resigned during leadership spill
- Liberal Party of Australia
Before this: won Senate seat (2013).
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.
450 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. 12 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. 3 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. 5 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?
In January 2026, he said the LNP would oppose the firearms and customs bill because its measures punished law-abiding gun owners. The votes included Aye on inquiry and compensation questions and No on a question to keep licensing and import rules. In March, he voted Aye on the strategic-reserve review amendment, defeated 27–32. In October 2025, he sponsored three amendments to the Triple Zero emergency-calling bill; his speech called the bill rushed and too weak.
When do they vote against their party?
3 times across 450 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 19 June 2023 Senate passed the bill
- 16 June 2023 Voice referendum bill clears Senate second reading
- 16 June 2023 Agree to bill as printed
What do they say in debate?
24 tracked speeches across 24 bills.
- 12 backing a bill
- 2 with reservations
- 8 against
- 2 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.