House of Representatives
David Coleman
David Coleman was the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Banks. First elected 7 September 2013.
- 2013 Won Banks, entered parliament
- 2017 Became finance assistant minister
- 2018 Became immigration minister
- 2019 Retained marginal Banks
- 2019 Took personal leave
- 2020 Became mental health assistant minister
- 2022 Left government office
- 2023 Entered shadow cabinet
- 2025 Left parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
What do they focus on?
His 20 tracked speeches include online safety and communications. He supported Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age), to protect children from social media harm, and Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register), to block scam texts. He opposed National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership), arguing that the proposal was not an urgent reform.
His 265 tracked votes also cover tax and housing, including Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) and Housing Australia Future Fund. They include workplace and migration measures, such as Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) and Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions). Environment and energy votes include Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment.
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.
265 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. 11.7 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. 2 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 3 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?
David Coleman left parliament on 03 May 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
David recorded no votes against the Liberal position across 265 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
20 tracked speeches across 20 bills.
- 13 backing a bill
- 2 with reservations
- 5 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.