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How your MLAs vote. Issue by issue.

Pick something you care about and see how every member of the ACT Assembly has voted on it, in plain English, with every vote linked to the official record.

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Health2 issues · 3 votesA top-three priority for 47% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Housing2 issues · 4 votesA top-three priority for 31% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Cost of living1 issue · 3 votesA top-three priority for 17% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Climate and environment3 issues · 9 votesA top-three priority for 15% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Transport1 issue · 5 votesA top-three priority for 27% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Schools and education1 issue · 1 voteA top-three priority for 25% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Planning and building1 issue · 3 votesCrime and justice2 issues · 9 votesA top-three priority for 19% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Business and the economy3 issues · 8 votesA top-three priority for 14% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Arts, sport and culture1 issue · 1 voteA top-three priority for 15% of Canberrans surveyed in 2025Integrity and how government works2 issues · 9 votes

Issues with the most votes

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Always voted forMostly voted forVoted both waysMostly voted againstAlways voted against
Tougher crime laws

Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers

8 always for · 1 for · 1 against · 15 always against · 1 not in these votes

Censures and criticism of ministers

Formally criticise or censure ministers

8 always for · 4 mostly for · 1 for · 1 both ways · 3 against · 1 mostly against · 8 always against

Public transport commitments

Commit to more or faster public transport than the government has planned

5 mostly for · 2 both ways · 2 against · 6 mostly against · 10 always against · 1 not in these votes

Rules for data centres

Set strict environmental conditions on new data centres

6 always for · 15 always against · 5 not in these votes

Scrutiny and openness

Give the Assembly more time and information to scrutinise the government

1 always for · 2 mostly for · 1 for · 10 both ways · 3 against · 9 always against

Building rules and costs

Hold back new building rules that add to the cost of new homes

8 always for · 15 always against · 3 not in these votes

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Latest votes: 24 September 2026

All 73 votes
LaborACT GreensIndependents for CanberraCanberra LiberalsFiona Carrick IndependentNot yet linked
  • Detail stageNot yet checked

    The final vote to pass the 2026-27 budget. It passed.

    Ayes 14, Noes 7. Hansard prints the counts but not the names for this vote.

  • Energy—data centresNot yet checked

    Mr Emerson's changes on data centres, adding warnings about higher bills and water use and applying the standards to centres approved before the new rules start. They were voted down.

  • Energy—data centresNot yet checked

    Greens changes requiring data centres to use 100% renewable power and closed-loop water cooling. They were voted down.

  • Energy—data centresNot yet checked

    A Liberal rewrite of a Greens data centre motion, as changed by Labor, focused on attracting investment while not passing energy costs to households. It passed.

  • Energy—data centresNot yet checked

    The final data centre motion, in its rewritten form. It passed.

Only divisions (where members’ names are recorded) show how individuals voted. Most questions are decided on the voices without a division, so no individual record exists for them.