House of Representatives
Alex Hawke
Alex Hawke is the Liberal Party of Australia MP for Mitchell. First elected 24 November 2007.
- 2007 Won Mitchell, entered parliament
- 2015 Became immigration secretary
- 2017 Became immigration assistant minister
- 2019 Became Pacific minister
- 2021 Became immigration minister
- 2022 Left immigration ministry
- Liberal Party of Australia
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?
Share of recorded votes on the same side as each party's majority.
368 tracked votes while with Liberal.
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. 3 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?
In February 2026, Hawke supported the ASIO questioning powers bill, saying permanent compulsory questioning powers were necessary, proportionate and subject to safeguards and oversight. He also supported the technical translating and interpreting services bill, which would give those services a statutory basis and address fee-authority concerns.
In November 2025, he opposed the migrant exploitation bill, arguing that publication powers could be misused against employers and workers. In August 2024, he opposed the international student protections bill as drafted and called for a Senate inquiry before settling the position.
When do they vote against their party?
3 times across 368 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 31 May 2023 Voice referendum bill clears House second reading
- 31 May 2023 Voice bill text clears House consideration
- 31 May 2023 House passed the bill
What do they say in debate?
9 tracked speeches across 9 bills.
- 3 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 6 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.