House of Representatives
Karen Andrews
Karen Andrews was the Liberal Party of Australia MP for McPherson. First elected 21 August 2010.
- 2010 Won McPherson, entered Parliament
- 2014 Became parliamentary secretary
- 2015 Became assistant science minister
- 2016 Became assistant VET minister
- 2018 Promoted to cabinet minister
- 2021 Became Home Affairs minister
- 2022 Left Home Affairs
- 2022 Entered shadow cabinet
- 2023 Left shadow cabinet
- 2025 Retired from Parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
What do they focus on?
Her six tracked speeches cover customs and trade, including tariff changes in the Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) and customs-law trials in the Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures) Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures). They also address counter-terrorism powers in the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) and welfare policy in the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures).
Her voting slice is broader, including workplace rules in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), small-business tax in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures), and environmental law in the Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia).
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.
264 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. 14.6 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. 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?
Karen Andrews left parliament on 28 Mar 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Karen recorded no votes against the Liberal position across 264 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
6 tracked speeches across 6 bills.
- 4 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 2 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.