House of Representatives
Andrew Wilkie
Andrew Wilkie is the Independent MP for Clark. First elected 21 August 2010.
- 2010 Won Denison, entered parliament
- 2010 Backed minority government
- 2012 Withdrew support over pokies
- 2019 Won Clark, retained seat
- 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. 15.9 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. 9 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 16 avg 7.9 226
He is broadly progressive, but his repeated civil-liberties and transparency rebellions sometimes put him beside Coalition MPs on issues that do not map neatly onto left and right. Topic strips exclude accountability and process votes; read small counts loosely.
What have they done lately?
Recent activity covers late May to 1 July 2026. In a 27 May speech on the NDIS bill, Wilkie opposed the bill, warning that tighter access and cost controls could force medical treatments and cut needed supports. On 1 July, he voted Aye on several specific NDIS amendment questions covering consultation, plan reviews, pricing advice and funding cuts, but No on a separate question about government safeguards for contact attempts and plan managers. He supported the tax reform bill in a 3 June speech and voted Aye at second reading. He also supported the online-safety bill while criticising its age restrictions.
When do they vote against their party?
Not applicable. As an independent, Andrew has no party line. The alignment figures show how often their votes matched each party’s majority.
What do they say in debate?
32 tracked speeches across 30 bills.
- 26 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 4 against
- 2 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.