Dorinda Cox
Senator for WA · Australian Labor Party
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Dorinda’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.
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings · Westpac
- Electorate Allowance Account · Westpac
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation - GESB
- Superannuation - Australian Super
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- Qantas Club Chairman's Lounge membership
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- United Workers Union - membership
- Fremantle Football Club - membership
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Bangarra Tickets x 5 Illume Tickets - 10th July 2025 - provider: Arts & Culture Trust WA
- National NAIDOC Tickets x 2 - provided by Minister McCarthy
- Garma Festival NT - provided by Minister McCarthy
- IWD Breakfast x 2 - provided by UN Women Australia
- Australian Tourism Awards tickets x 2 - provided by WA Tourism Council
- NRL State of Origin tickets x 2 - provided by Deadly Choices program
Nothing declared under real estate, shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, liabilities, bonds and debentures, other sources of income, gifts.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing marine conservation
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- increasing the age pension
- increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- increasing consumer protections
- increasing access under Freedom of Information law
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
Voted both ways
Positions where Dorinda’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.
- 50%increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- 50%letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- 50%more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- 50%increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- 52%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 45%mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
Work expenses
all expenses$652,013 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.00× the median for WA.
- Office Facilities$169k
- Employee Travel$164k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$120k
- Office Administration$74k
- International Travel$45k
- Travel Allowance$35k
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 Dorinda Cox at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.