House of Representatives
Mark Coulton
Mark Coulton was the The Nationals MP for Parkes. First elected 24 November 2007.
- 2007 Won Parkes, entered parliament
- 2018 Appointed local government minister
- 2019 Took regional services portfolio
- 2022 Left ministerial office
- 2025 Left parliament
- The Nationals
What do they focus on?
In the tracked sample of 713 bills from the 47th–48th Parliaments, his 15 tracked speeches address regional impacts of national policy. He spoke about the budget’s effect on western New South Wales in Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2024-2025, live-sheep exports and regional jobs in Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea), and biosecurity charges on farmers in Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges. His speeches also covered aged-care reforms for regional providers in Aged Care Legislation Amendment and water safeguards for irrigation communities in Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers).
Across 121 bills with tracked votes, he also dealt with workplace bargaining in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), industrial emissions rules in Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, and migration removal rules in Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures).
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.
297 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. 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
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?
Mark Coulton left parliament on 28 Mar 2025. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Mark recorded no votes against the The Nationals position across 297 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
15 tracked speeches across 14 bills.
- 3 backing a bill
- 1 with reservations
- 9 against
- 2 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.