Anne Ruston
Senator for SA · Liberal–National Coalition
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate · Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care
Attendance
77%
4,173 of 5,397 divisions
Voted against their party
1
times on record
Policy areas voted on
240
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- recognising local government in the Constitution
- temporary protection visas
- increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- privatising government-owned assets
- an emissions reduction fund
- uranium export
- offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- increasing consumer protections
- increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- universal access to abortion services
- extending Jobkeeper Payment
- treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- reproductive bodily autonomy
Voted both ways
Positions where Anne’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%voluntary student union fees
- 50%a publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land
- 53%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 47%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 44%same-sex marriage equality
- 58%revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
Work expenses
all expenses$745,886 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.33× the median for SA.
- Employee Travel$307k
- Office Facilities$120k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$113k
- Office Administration$98k
- Travel Allowance$54k
- Other Car Costs$36k
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 Anne Ruston at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.