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Sharon Claydon

Sharon Claydon is the Australian Labor Party MP for Newcastle. First elected 7 September 2013.

2013 Won Newcastle, entered parliament
2022 Became Labor caucus chair
2022 Became deputy speaker
2013 May 2026
  1. 2013 Won Newcastle, entered parliament
  2. 2022 Became Labor caucus chair
  3. 2022 Became deputy speaker
  • Australian Labor Party

What do they focus on?

Not enough tracked speeches or amendments to say yet.

  • Budget, tax & economy 14
  • Climate, energy & environment 6
  • Work & employment 6
  • Government & democracy 4
  • Education & skills 4

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.

  • Labor 100%
  • Greens 55%
  • Coalition 34%
  • One Nation 17%

545 tracked votes while with Labor.

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. 12.8 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. 0 avg 7.9 226
Where their votes sit, left to right i Built from votes alone: party members sit at their party's mark and move only by votes cast against their own party toward a neighbouring one. Independents are placed by their side on the votes where the parties disagreed.
Sharon Greens Labor Coalition One Nation

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?

Recent activity in the pack runs from June to 1 July 2026. In a speech on illicit tobacco enforcement, Claydon supported the original bill because it would strengthen enforcement against organised crime while protecting public health and legitimate retailers. She supported income-tax changes at second reading and voted No on several alternative tax proposals, including cutting future rates. On broader tax reform, she supported the bill and voted Aye on a House amendment on 25 June. On NDIS reform, she supported the bill, voted No on several participant-protection amendments, and Aye on government safeguards for contact attempts and plan managers.

When do they vote against their party?

Sharon recorded no votes against the Labor position across 545 recorded votes.

What do they say in debate?

60 tracked speeches across 59 bills.

  • 56 backing a bill
  • 0 with reservations
  • 2 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.