House of Representatives
Sophie Scamps
Sophie Scamps is the Independent MP for Mackellar. First elected 21 May 2022.
- 2022 Won Mackellar, 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. 35 avg 7.9 226
Her progressive climate, health and integrity agenda sits left of the mark, but her independent approach leads her to vote with Coalition MPs on transparency, local infrastructure and process measures. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely.
What have they done lately?
On 1 July 2026, in the NDIS reform bill, Scamps voted Aye on amendments seeking consultation, broader plan reviews, price advice and limits on funding cuts; each was defeated. She voted No on a separate safeguards question that carried 101–7. On the pharmaceutical prescribing bill, she voted No on rejecting podiatrist amendments, while an earlier safety-trial proposal she supported had been defeated. On the private-health transparency bill, she supported the bill in a speech and voted Aye on amendments seeking decision deadlines, action on specialist costs and richer cost information; each was defeated.
When do they vote against their party?
Not applicable. As an independent, Sophie has no party line. The alignment figures show how often their votes matched each party’s majority.
What do they say in debate?
55 tracked speeches across 53 bills.
- 37 backing a bill
- 7 with reservations
- 6 against
- 5 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.