Senate
Sarah Henderson
Sarah Henderson is a Liberal Party of Australia senator for Victoria. First elected 7 September 2013.
- 2013 Won Corangamite, entered parliament
- 2018 Appointed assistant minister
- 2019 Lost Corangamite, left House
- 2019 Entered Senate for Victoria
- 2022 Elected to Senate for Victoria
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Out of this seat
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.
664 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. 12.5 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. 2 avg 2.8 46
- Amendments sponsored i Amendments to bills they put forward during debate, counted across the tracked record. 15 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 June 2026, Henderson spoke against Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) and Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1), saying the Coalition opposed tax changes affecting investment, housing, savings, small business and younger Australians. She also supported Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap), arguing annual splitting of spouses’ super balances could improve women’s retirement outcomes. On 22 June, she voted Aye on two procedural questions for NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations); both carried, and the questions concerned suspending Senate rules and proceeding with consideration, not the bill’s overall passage.
When do they vote against their party?
3 times across 664 tracked votes. Most recently:
- 27 Nov 2025 Cap international starts and tie visas
- 30 July 2025 Cap student debt indexation at 3 per cent
- 22 Aug 2024 Reject COVID-19 inquiry bill
What do they say in debate?
38 tracked speeches across 32 bills.
- 18 backing a bill
- 5 with reservations
- 15 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.