Ralph Babet
Senator for Victoria · United Australia 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 Ralph’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.
- +Melbourne, VIC. · 27 March 2026
Shareholdings
Shareholdings in public and private companies.
- BABET BROTHERS PTY LTD
- +BUILDVEST (AUST) PTY LTD · 27 March 2026
Trusts and nominee companies
Family and business trusts and nominee companies, whether a beneficial interest is held or the senator is a trustee.
- +Melbourne Group, discretionary trust, joint beneficiary · 27 March 2026
Directorships
Registered directorships of companies, and the activities of those companies.
- +BUILDVEST (AUST) PTY LTD · 27 March 2026
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- +Mortgage, Commonwealth Bank. · 30 March 2026
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- SAVINGS · WESTPAC
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- VIRGIN BEYOND LOUNGE
- QANTAS CHAIRMANS LOUNGE
Nothing declared under partnerships, bonds and debentures, other assets over $7,500, other sources of income, sponsored travel or hospitality, office holder of, or donor to, an organisation, other interests.
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.
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- increasing marine conservation
- increasing the age pension
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- increasing consumer protections
- requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- restricting donations to political parties
- federal action on public housing
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$447,054 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 0.76× the median for VIC.
- Office Facilities$166k
- Office Administration$126k
- Employee Travel$80k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$37k
- Travel Allowance$20k
- Other Car Costs$8k
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 2026-07-31.