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David Gillespie

David Gillespie was the The Nationals MP for Lyne. First elected 7 September 2013.

2013 Won Lyne, entered parliament
2018 Cleared in eligibility case
2025 Left parliament
2013 May 2026
  1. 2013 Won Lyne, entered parliament
  2. 2018 Cleared in eligibility case
  3. 2025 Left parliament
  • The Nationals

What do they focus on?

His speeches and votes include water and agricultural questions: Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) concerned restoring rivers and water recovery, while Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) would end live sheep exports by sea. Environmental and energy policy appears in Net Zero Economy Authority, which would create a net-zero transition authority, and Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin), which would establish certificates showing how energy was produced. His wider votes also cover workplace rules and tax settings, including Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes), which would change industrial-relations rules, and Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts), which concerned cost-of-living tax cuts. He also spoke on Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023, an appropriation bill — government spending — supporting its rural-health measures.

  • Climate, energy & environment 10
  • Budget, tax & economy 7
  • Welfare & housing 5
  • Health, care & disability 4
  • Government & democracy 3

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.

  • Coalition 99%
  • Labor 10%
  • Greens 8%

253 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. 11.6 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. 1 avg 7.9 226
Where their votes sit, left to right i Built from votes alone: party members sit at their party's mark and move only by votes cast against their own party toward a neighbouring one. Independents are placed by their side on the votes where the parties disagreed.
David Greens Labor Coalition One Nation

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?

David Gillespie left parliament on 28 Mar 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.

When do they vote against their party?

David recorded no votes against the The Nationals position across 253 recorded votes.

What do they say in debate?

43 tracked speeches across 43 bills.

  • 23 backing a bill
  • 2 with reservations
  • 18 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.