Senate
Dean Smith
Dean Smith is a Liberal Party of Australia senator for Western Australia. First elected 2 May 2012.
- 2012 Entered Senate
- 2015 Became deputy government whip
- 2016 Lost deputy whip
- 2016 Won Senate election
- 2016 Regained deputy whip
- 2017 Introduced marriage equality bill
- 2019 Became chief government whip
- 2022 Lost chief government whip
- Liberal Party of Australia
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.
501 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. 14.2 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. 1 avg 0.6 26
- Bills introduced i Bills they introduced to Parliament, counted across the tracked record. 4 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 11 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?
On 30 June 2026, Smith supported a 10-year extension of the Northern Australia infrastructure facility, saying it would provide certainty for essential projects and growth. He also voted Aye for proposals to prioritise mining and make the facility permanent; both were defeated, 20-31 and 20-30.
On 29 June, he voted No on the cooperative-workplaces bill, which carried 31-25. On 25 June he voted No on the tax reform package and several proposals, while voting Aye on others. On 14 May, he voted Aye for inquiry and sunset safeguards on exceptional-circumstances competition powers; those proposals were defeated.
When do they vote against their party?
1 time across 501 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 19 June 2023 Senate passed the bill
What do they say in debate?
35 tracked speeches across 32 bills.
- 23 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 12 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.