House of Representatives
Emma McBride
Emma McBride is the Australian Labor Party MP for Dobell. First elected 2 July 2016.
- 2016 Won Dobell, entered parliament
- 2019 Narrowly retained Dobell
- 2022 Became assistant minister
- Australian Labor Party
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.
560 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. 10 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. 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
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?
In the most recent activity, she spoke in support of private health consumer transparency on 25 March 2026, saying it would clarify specialist fees and out-of-pocket costs. On 25 June, she voted No on two proposals attached to that bill—one seeking wider action on specialist costs and one seeking richer medical cost and quality information; both were defeated. In August 2025, she supported cheaper medicines, which would lower the maximum PBS general patient charge to $25, but voted No on a proposal criticising health-technology assessment delays and tariff diplomacy. She also supported the three-day childcare guarantee in February 2025.
When do they vote against their party?
1 time across 560 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 03 Aug 2022 House passed the bill
What do they say in debate?
23 tracked speeches across 23 bills.
- 23 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 0 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.