Senate
Pat Dodson
Pat Dodson was an Australian Labor Party senator for Western Australia. First elected 28 April 2016.
- 2016 Appointed to Senate
- 2016 Won first Senate election
- 2018 Chaired constitutional committee
- 2022 Appointed reconciliation envoy
- 2024 Resigned for health reasons
- Australian Labor Party
What do they focus on?
His three tracked speeches concern referendum rules in Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment, territory euthanasia law in Restoring Territory Rights, and aged-care protections in Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response). He supported the referendum bill as a fair and transparent voting process, and supported the aged-care bill as an overdue response to the royal commission. On territory rights, he cited spiritual opposition to euthanasia and reservations concerning First Nations people, while saying he would abstain.
His voting slice spans workplace bargaining in Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay), Better Pay), aged-care staffing and restraints in Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform), and energy prices and gas-market rules in Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan). It also includes proposed changes to paid parental leave in Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality), privacy protections in Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures), and anti-corruption rules in National Anti-Corruption Commission.
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.
93 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. 7.7 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. Medium confidence: fewer recorded votes so far.
What have they done lately?
Pat Dodson left parliament on 26 Jan 2024. This card covers their full tracked record.
When do they vote against their party?
Pat recorded no votes against the Labor position across 93 recorded votes.
What do they say in debate?
3 tracked speeches across 3 bills.
- 2 backing a bill
- 0 with reservations
- 0 against
- 1 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.