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Issues · Business and the economy

Passing the budget

Votes on whether to pass the government's budget bills.

The final votes to pass each year's budget and extra spending bills.

How the 25 MLAs voted

11 always for · 4 for · 1 both ways · 3 against · 6 always against

Based on 3 recorded votes. For each vote we show which side counts as “for” this issue, and count how often each MLA voted on that side. This describes how they voted, not whether they were right.

What this can’t tell you

  • Most decisions in the Assembly are made on the voices, with no names recorded. Only recorded votes appear here.
  • Many of these votes are on changes to someone else’s motion. Voting against a change can mean “not like this” or “not funded yet”, not opposition to the idea.
  • Summaries say whose proposal each vote was on, so you can see when an MLA voted on their own motion or amendment.

Not yet checked. The plain-English summaries and the links between these votes and this issue were drafted with AI help and haven’t been checked by a person yet. The votes themselves are exactly as recorded in Hansard.

Each MLA

Squares show each vote, oldest first: for, against, not voting.

Always voted for (11)

Voted for (4)

Voted both ways (1)

  • Fiona Carrick · Murrumbidgee
    Fiona Carrick Independent    For in 2 of 3 votes

Voted against (3)

Always voted against (6)

  • Ed Cocks · Murrumbidgee
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes
  • James Milligan · Yerrabi
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes
  • Jeremy Hanson · Murrumbidgee
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes
  • Leanne Castley · Yerrabi
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes
  • Mark Parton · Brindabella
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes
  • Peter Cain · Ginninderra
    Canberra Liberals    For in 0 of 3 votes

The votes

  1. 1. 20 March 2025 · Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)Not yet checked

    Extra spending in the mid-year budget bill for 2024-25. It passed.

    Voting Aye counts as for this issue. A vote to approve the government's extra spending.

    Result: Ayes 14, Noes 9. Who voted each way

  2. 2. 25 September 2025 · Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 Detail stageNot yet checked

    The final vote to pass the 2025-26 budget. It passed.

    Voting Aye counts as for this issue. A vote to pass the budget.

    Result: Ayes 15, Noes 8. Who voted each way

  3. 3. 24 September 2026 · Detail stageNot yet checked

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

    Voting Aye counts as for this issue. A vote to pass the budget.

    Result: Ayes 14, Noes 7. Who voted each way

What Canberrans said about business and the economy

14%picked “Supporting local business and growing the ACT economy” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government
32%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

  • Reduce administrative burden for businesses58%
  • Expand support programs for new, small and local businesses52%
  • Invest in infrastructure to support business investment/operations40%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, april 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 236 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.