House of Representatives
Stephen Bates
Stephen Bates was the Australian Greens MP for Brisbane. First elected 21 May 2022.
- 2022 Won Brisbane, entered parliament
- 2022 Gave first parliamentary speech
- 2025 Lost Brisbane, left parliament
- Australian Greens
What do they focus on?
His 39 tracked speeches address environmental regulation, social security and housing. He opposed Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations), which concerned reconsidering environmental approvals; Social Security Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes), which affected disability payments and backpay; and Help to Buy, which he said would help few renters while pushing up prices.
The voting slice also includes workplace bargaining, migration administration and taxation. Examples include Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), the Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill; Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1), which changed transition rules for administrative and migration reviews; and Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts), which changed income-tax arrangements.
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.
357 tracked votes while with Greens.
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. 3 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. 1 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 6 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?
Stephen Bates left parliament on 03 May 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Stephen recorded no votes against the Greens position across 357 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
39 tracked speeches across 37 bills.
- 17 backing a bill
- 2 with reservations
- 20 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.