Senate
Linda White
Linda White was an Australian Labor Party senator for Victoria. First elected 1 July 2022.
- 2022 Delivered first Senate speech
- 2024 Died in office
- Australian Labor Party
Before this: won Senate seat, entered parliament (2022).
What do they focus on?
Her six tracked speeches covered the Housing Australia Future Fund Housing Australia Future Fund, the Voice proposal in the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023, and a proposed ban on gambling advertisements during live sport Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport).
She supported Housing Australia Future Fund for its promised long-term investment in social and affordable housing. She supported Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 as a way for First Nations people to help shape decisions affecting them. On Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport), she opposed the bill because it addressed live sport but not gambling advertising through social media, online platforms, sponsorships and other channels.
The voting slice also covers workplace bargaining changes in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), climate and carbon-credit rules in the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment, and higher-education changes in the Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report).
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.
241 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. 1.7 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?
Linda White left parliament on 29 Feb 2024. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Linda recorded no votes against the Labor position across 241 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
6 tracked speeches across 6 bills.
- 3 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 3 against
- 0 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.