Ted O'Brien
MP for Fairfax · Liberal–National Coalition
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Attendance
73%
1,463 of 2,003 divisions
Voted against their party
0
Never crossed the floor
Policy areas voted on
104
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- privatising government-owned assets
- increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- a same-sex marriage plebiscite
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- increasing scrutiny of unions
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- implementing refugee and protection conventions
- considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)
- market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- increasing workplace protections for women
- parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- making TAFE education fee-free
- encouraging Australian-based industry
- increasing housing affordability
Voted both ways
Positions where Ted’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.
- 36%protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- 36%limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- 32%federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- 32%ending government investment in fossil fuels
- 30%reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- 29%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Work expenses
all expenses$1,102,183 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.88× the median for QLD.
- Office Administration$364k
- Office Facilities$280k
- Employee Travel$254k
- Other Car Costs$77k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$76k
- Travel Allowance$44k
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 Ted O'Brien at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.