House of Representatives
Helen Haines
Helen Haines is the Independent MP for Indi. First elected 18 May 2019.
- 2019 Won Indi, 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. 7.1 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. 6 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 22 avg 7.9 226
Her pragmatic regional-independence profile is more centrist than her voting record, which leans left on climate and civil-liberties questions. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely.
What have they done lately?
On 1 July 2026, Haines voted Aye on specific NDIS reform safeguards and consultation requirements, including protections from funding cuts and publication of pricing advice. Most were defeated; a safeguard concerning contact attempts and plan managers carried 101–7. She voted No on specific questions in the PBS prescribing bill, including a safety trial and rejection of podiatrist prescribing; those questions had different outcomes.
On 25 May, she urged the House to pass her natural-disaster communications bill, which would require backup power at high-risk towers, enable temporary disaster roaming and support resilient community internet services.
When do they vote against their party?
Not applicable. As an independent, Helen has no party line. The alignment figures show how often their votes matched each party’s majority.
What do they say in debate?
94 tracked speeches across 90 bills.
- 62 backing a bill
- 11 with reservations
- 16 against
- 5 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.