Scott Buchholz
MP for Wright · Liberal–National Coalition
Attendance
79%
2,321 of 2,927 divisions
Voted against their party
3
times on record
Policy areas voted on
140
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- government administered paid parental leave
- recognising local government in the Constitution
- temporary protection visas
- voluntary student union fees
- increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- increasing the price of subsidised medicine
- an emissions reduction fund
- increasing funding for road infrastructure
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- increasing marine conservation
- a minerals resource rent tax
- restricting foreign ownership
- considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- reproductive bodily autonomy
- transgender rights and protections
- parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
Voted both ways
Positions where Scott’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.
- 53%regional processing of asylum seekers
- 54%climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- 42%limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- 36%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 36%ending immigration detention on Nauru
- 35%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$693,165 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.18× the median for QLD.
- Office Administration$292k
- Employee Travel$143k
- Office Facilities$137k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$57k
- Travel Allowance$34k
- Other Car Costs$24k
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 Scott Buchholz at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.