House of Representatives
David Batt
David Batt is the The Nationals MP for Hinkler. First elected 3 May 2025.
- 2025 Won Hinkler, entered parliament
- The Nationals
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.
99 tracked votes while with The Nationals.
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. 1.2 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. 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
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. Medium confidence: fewer recorded votes so far.
What have they done lately?
Recent activity in June 2026 centred on workplace rules. On 24 June, Batt said the Coalition could not support the workplace relations bill in its current form, and he voted Aye to remove procurement-discrimination powers; that proposal was defeated 44-88. On 30 June, he voted No on accepting stronger workplace-determination terms, which carried 97-42. On 26 March, he voted Aye to condemn rushed permanent fair-fuel provisions in the ACCC penalties and fuel bill, defeated 43-93, while supporting tougher penalties for anticompetitive conduct. This is within coverage through 6 July 2026.
When do they vote against their party?
David recorded no votes against the The Nationals position across 99 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
6 tracked speeches across 6 bills.
- 2 backing a bill
- 1 with reservations
- 2 against
- 1 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.