Senate
Andrew McLachlan
Andrew McLachlan is a Liberal Party of Australia senator for South Australia. First elected 6 February 2020.
- 2020 Entered federal parliament
- 2022 Won Senate seat
- 2022 Became Deputy President
- 2025 Deputy presidency ended
- 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.
628 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. 6.4 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. 18 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
His conservative Liberal outlook is moderated by strong climate and environmental concerns, while several process and transparency votes reflect independent-minded civil-liberties instincts rather than a wholesale move left. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely.
What have they done lately?
Recent activity in June 2026 included a No vote against the Building Cooperative Workplaces bill, which passed 31–25. On the NDIS Future Generations bill, he voted Aye on suspending Senate business rules and proceeding with consideration; these were procedural questions, not necessarily positions on the bill as a whole. In the separate tax-reform votes, he voted No to keeping CGT and gearing changes, but Aye on distinct proposals to keep negative gearing for two homes and for one home; both proposals were defeated. His latest listed speech opposed the tax bill.
When do they vote against their party?
18 times across 628 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 31 Mar 2026 Remove restrictions on support for fossil-fuel projects
- 27 Nov 2025 Question rushed Senate process
- 27 Nov 2025 Senate backed second reading
- 27 Nov 2025 Narrow likely-impact tests
What do they say in debate?
6 tracked speeches across 6 bills.
- 3 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 3 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.