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Graham Perrett

Graham Perrett was the Australian Labor Party MP for Moreton. First elected 24 November 2007.

2007 Won Moreton, entered parliament
2010 Retained Moreton narrowly
2013 Became government whip
2013 Retained Moreton narrowly
2014 Became shadow parliamentary secretary
2016 Became opposition whip
2019 Became shadow assistant minister
2022 Chaired Public Works Committee
2025 Left parliament
2007 May 2026
  1. 2007 Won Moreton, entered parliament
  2. 2010 Retained Moreton narrowly
  3. 2013 Became government whip
  4. 2013 Retained Moreton narrowly
  5. 2014 Became shadow parliamentary secretary
  6. 2016 Became opposition whip
  7. 2019 Became shadow assistant minister
  8. 2022 Chaired Public Works Committee
  9. 2025 Left parliament
  • Australian Labor Party

What do they focus on?

His tracked activity includes 404 recorded votes across 136 bills and 87 speeches. His speeches address environmental and climate reform, including Future Made in Australia, which supports net-zero industries and local manufacturing; social policy, including Aged Care, which supports the transition to a rights-based care system; and digital protections, including Scams Prevention Framework, which strengthens consumer safeguards against scams. His tracked votes also cover workplace rules in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), Better Pay), industrial investment in National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, and migration-review changes in Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1). 1).

  • Budget, tax & economy 19
  • Law, justice & rights 11
  • Health, care & disability 11
  • Education & skills 7
  • Climate, energy & environment 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 58%
  • Coalition 36%

404 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. 17.3 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. 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.
Graham 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?

Graham Perrett left parliament on 28 Mar 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.

When do they vote against their party?

Graham recorded no votes against the Labor position across 404 recorded votes.

What do they say in debate?

87 tracked speeches across 82 bills.

  • 85 backing a bill
  • 0 with reservations
  • 1 against
  • 1 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.