House of Representatives
Ged Kearney
Ged Kearney is the Australian Labor Party MP for Cooper. First elected 17 March 2018.
- 2018 Won Batman, entered parliament
- 2019 Appointed shadow assistant minister
- 2021 Appointed shadow health assistant
- 2022 Became assistant minister
- 2024 Added Indigenous Health portfolio
- Australian Labor Party
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.
520 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. 8.3 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. 19 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, Kearney spoke in support of social security technical changes, saying they strengthen the legal basis of current policy and improve debt-waiver arrangements. She also strongly supported the First Nations children and young people commission, describing it as a way to amplify children’s voices and hold governments accountable.
Recent 2025 activity included support for payday superannuation, which she linked to unpaid super affecting low-paid, casual and insecure workers, and support for penalty-rate and overtime protections. On the restoration charge bill, the pack records a speech marked None and several No votes on specific proposed changes.
When do they vote against their party?
Ged recorded no votes against the Labor position across 520 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
53 tracked speeches across 40 bills.
- 50 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 1 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.