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Shayne Neumann

Shayne Neumann is the Australian Labor Party MP for Blair. First elected 24 November 2007.

2007 Won Blair, entered parliament
2013 Became parliamentary secretary
2013 Left parliamentary secretary role
2013 Joined shadow cabinet
2016 Took immigration portfolio
2019 Nearly lost Blair
2019 Took veterans portfolio
2022 Left shadow ministry
2007 May 2026
  1. 2007 Won Blair, entered parliament
  2. 2013 Became parliamentary secretary
  3. 2013 Left parliamentary secretary role
  4. 2013 Joined shadow cabinet
  5. 2016 Took immigration portfolio
  6. 2019 Nearly lost Blair
  7. 2019 Took veterans portfolio
  8. 2022 Left shadow ministry
  • Australian Labor Party

What do they focus on?

Not enough tracked speeches or amendments to say yet.

  • Budget, tax & economy 15
  • Law, justice & rights 8
  • Health, care & disability 8
  • Welfare & housing 7
  • Government & democracy 6

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.

  • Labor 100%
  • Greens 52%
  • Coalition 38%
  • One Nation 22%

577 tracked votes while with Labor.

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. 18.6 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. 0 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.
Shayne 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?

Recent activity has centred on NDIS sustainability reforms and income-tax reform. In May 2026, Neumann spoke in support of the NDIS bill, saying it would protect the scheme, improve services, control spending and prevent fraud. On 28 May and 1 July, he opposed several proposed safeguards concerning consultation, reviews, prices and funding cuts, while supporting one safeguard for contact attempts and plan managers, carried 101-7. He also spoke in support of the tax bill in June, but opposed listed proposals to cut future income-tax rates, change capital-gains treatment, lift small-business thresholds or limit tax changes to housing. He supported an independent federal parole board in April, carried 93-33.

When do they vote against their party?

Shayne recorded no votes against the Labor position across 577 recorded votes.

What do they say in debate?

81 tracked speeches across 78 bills.

  • 80 backing a bill
  • 0 with reservations
  • 1 against
  • 0 no clear position

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.