Rick Wilson
MP for O'Connor · Liberal–National Coalition
Attendance
82%
1,979 of 2,425 divisions
Voted against their party
3
times on record
Policy areas voted on
123
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing marine conservation
- increasing consumer protections
- market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- reproductive bodily autonomy
- making TAFE education fee-free
Voted both ways
Positions where Rick’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.
- 52%increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- 42%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 42%parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 33%increasing funding for university education
- 32%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- 32%ending government investment in fossil fuels
Work expenses
all expenses$987,149 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.71× the median for WA.
- Office Administration$325k
- Office Facilities$270k
- Employee Travel$131k
- Other Car Costs$103k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$74k
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport$39k
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.
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Full record for Rick Wilson at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.