Anne Ruston

Senator for SA · Liberal–National Coalition

Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate · Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care

Attendance

77%

4,173 of 5,397 divisions

Voted against their party

times on record

Policy areas voted on

240

scored by They Vote For You

Pay

Base salary: $239,270
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate · 20% of base: $47,860
Salary: $287,130
Electorate allowance, on top: $39,700

Senators all receive the same electorate allowance.

How parliamentary pay is set

Registrable interests

the whole register

As declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Anne’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth, and does not separate a senator’s interests from their family’s.

Real estate

Real estate, and the purpose for which it is held.

Norwood, SA · Residential

Savings and investment accounts

Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.

Savings · BankSA
Savings · MacQuarie Bank

Other assets over $7,500

Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.

Superannuation - Super SA
Superannuation - AustSuper

Gifts

Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.

Signed 2025 Sydney Swans Guernsey from the Sydney Swans Football Club

Voted consistently for

95% or more of their votes supported these positions.

Voted consistently against

5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.

Voted both ways

Positions where Anne’s votes fall on both sides. Each of these policies groups dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. Follow a link to see the votes.

Work expenses

all expenses

$622,096 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.14× the median for SA.

Employee Travel$279k
Office Facilities$124k
Scheduled Commercial Transport$91k
Travel Allowance$51k
Office Administration$35k
Other Car Costs$22k

How to read this

They Vote For You groups related divisions into plain-language "policies" and scores how often each member voted with that position. Those groupings are editorial judgements made by the OpenAustralia Foundation, not official parliamentary categories.
An agreement score in the middle of the range means the member voted on both sides of that policy over time. That is normal: policies aggregate dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. We deliberately publish no "flip-flop" score, because when we measured it, almost every member qualified — it reflects how the scoring works, not anyone's conduct.
Attendance excludes periods before a member was elected, but members may be absent for legitimate reasons including illness, parental leave, or official duties. A low rate is not by itself evidence of anything.
Only members currently serving are included. A vote is recorded against the person, not the seat.
Work expenses cover offices, staff, travel and communications. Claims are certified by the parliamentarian and administered by IPEA.
Totals are not directly comparable between members. Electorate size drives travel costs, and ministers travel more than backbenchers. Members are therefore compared against the median for their own state or territory.
Former parliamentarians — including former prime ministers, who retain certain entitlements — are reported separately and excluded from member comparisons.
IPEA publishes quarterly and later issues adjustments for administrative errors. Figures for recent quarters may change slightly.

Full record for Anne Ruston at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.

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