Senate
David Pocock
David Pocock is an Independent senator for the Australian Capital Territory. First elected 21 May 2022.
- 2022 Won ACT Senate, entered parliament
- Independent
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?
With no party line, this shows how often their votes matched each party's majority.
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. 4.1 yrs 0.2 avg 8.5 yrs 33.3
- Votes against their party i Independents have no party line, so crossing it can't be counted for them.
No party line to cross — see how they vote.
- Bills introduced i Bills they introduced to Parliament, counted across the tracked record. 7 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 226 avg 7.9 226
His socially progressive but pragmatic crossbench politics are more centrist than a voting record that places him close to the Greens. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely.
What have they done lately?
On 2 July 2026, Pocock supported the aged-care human-override bill, saying assessors should be able to override algorithmic decisions with independent oversight. He also supported the Commonwealth land affordable-housing bill, which would require affordable housing in some developments on surplus Commonwealth land.
On 1 July, he supported the higher-education fee reform bill despite disagreements with some provisions. On 25 June, he urged the Senate to pass his face, voice and likeness rights bill, arguing that enforceable protections are needed against harmful AI deepfakes.
When do they vote against their party?
Not applicable. As an independent, David has no party line. The alignment figures show how often their votes matched each party’s majority.
What do they say in debate?
100 tracked speeches across 88 bills.
- 75 backing a bill
- 14 with reservations
- 10 against
- 1 no clear position
Go deeper
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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.