House of Representatives
Michael Sukkar
Michael Sukkar was the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Deakin. First elected 7 September 2013.
- 2013 Won Deakin, entered parliament
- 2017 Became assistant treasurer
- 2018 Resigned during leadership crisis
- 2019 Became housing minister
- 2020 Added homelessness portfolio
- 2022 Lost ministerial office
- 2025 Left parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
What do they focus on?
His 29 tracked speeches are concentrated on social security and family payments. He spoke on Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Transition to Work), which increased incentives for pensioners to work, and Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement), which added superannuation to paid parental leave. He also addressed Housing Australia Future Fund, a proposed fund for social housing, and Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023, the bill authorising government spending. Across 293 tracked votes on 126 bills, the spread also includes workplace bargaining in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), industrial emissions in Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, and superannuation tax concessions in Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures).
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.
293 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. 0 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 8 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?
Michael Sukkar left parliament on 03 May 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Michael recorded no votes against the Liberal position across 293 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
29 tracked speeches across 27 bills.
- 19 backing a bill
- 1 with reservations
- 9 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.