House of Representatives
Phillip Thompson OAM,
Phillip Thompson OAM, is the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Herbert. First elected 18 May 2019.
- 2019 Won Herbert, entered parliament
- 2022 Joined opposition frontbench
- 2024 Took defence portfolios
- Liberal Party of Australia
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.
317 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. 7.1 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. 2 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?
Recent activity included NDIS reforms and safeguards. On 27 May 2026, Thompson said he supported the bill and described reforms to protect essential treatment, prevent service gaps and penalise providers misusing NDIS funds. He voted Aye on a 1 July safeguard question, carried 101–7, and Aye on a separate call to criticise missed growth targets and demand stronger fraud controls, defeated 52–90. He also supported Defence and veterans reforms on 1 July, and on 26 March supported stronger ACCC penalties while voting Aye on a motion condemning rushed permanent fair-fuel provisions, defeated 43–93.
When do they vote against their party?
Phillip recorded no votes against the Liberal position across 317 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
24 tracked speeches across 24 bills.
- 11 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 12 against
- 1 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.