Senate
David Van
David Van was an Independent senator for Victoria. First elected 1 July 2019.
- 2023 Became independent
- 2025 Left parliament
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Independent
Before this: won Senate seat, entered parliament (2019).
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. 6 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. 1 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 14 avg 7.9 226
His centre-right politics are tempered by support for some Labor reforms and repeated independence from the Coalition, pulling his voting mark left of his broader public position. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely. Medium confidence: fewer recorded votes so far.
What have they done lately?
David Van left parliament on 30 June 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
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?
15 tracked speeches across 15 bills.
- 7 backing a bill
- 2 with reservations
- 6 against
- 0 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.