Ralph Babet
Senator for Victoria · United Australia Party
Attendance
72%
1,501 of 2,099 divisions
Voted against their party
0
Never crossed the floor
Policy areas voted on
99
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- regional processing of asylum seekers
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- decreasing availability of welfare payments
- increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- protecting citizens' privacy
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- the Paris Climate Agreement
- considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- increasing Aboriginal land rights
- increasing workplace protections
- making university education fee-free
- paid placements for all students
Voted both ways
Positions where Ralph’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%more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- 50%increasing freedom of political communication
- 50%increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- 48%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 45%mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
- 45%climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
Work expenses
all expenses$457,431 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 0.79× the median for VIC.
- Office Facilities$161k
- Office Administration$148k
- Employee Travel$79k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$36k
- Travel Allowance$22k
- Other Car Costs$5k
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 Ralph Babet at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.