Senate
Linda Reynolds
Linda Reynolds was a Liberal Party of Australia senator for Western Australia. First elected 1 July 2014.
- 2014 Won WA Senate seat
- 2018 Assistant home affairs minister
- 2019 Promoted to cabinet minister
- 2019 Became defence minister
- 2021 Took medical leave
- 2021 Moved to government services
- 2022 Left federal cabinet
- 2025 Left federal parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
What do they focus on?
Her speeches address workplace rules, including Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2). 2), which concerned union powers, casual work and workers’ flexibility. She also spoke on National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1). 1), arguing that the package would worsen structural problems in disability support.
The voting slice covers broader policy and parliamentary work. Examples include Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, which concerned industrial emissions limits and credits; Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), Better Pay), which changed workplace bargaining rules; and Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures), which changed compulsory income-management arrangements.
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.
391 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 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. 3 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?
Linda Reynolds left parliament on 30 June 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
3 times across 391 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 01 Dec 2022 Restrict territory euthanasia laws
- 01 Dec 2022 Call for tighter assisted-dying drug controls
- 24 Nov 2022 Senate voted on the bill's second reading
What do they say in debate?
21 tracked speeches across 19 bills.
- 9 backing a bill
- 1 with reservations
- 11 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.