Claire Chandler
Senator for Tasmania · Liberal–National Coalition
Shadow Minister for the Public Service · Shadow Minister for Finance · Shadow Minister for Government Services
Attendance
68%
2,259 of 3,318 divisions
Voted against their party
3
times on record
Policy areas voted on
146
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- temporary protection visas
- revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- a Free Trade Agreement with China
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- a declared area offence
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- transgender rights and protections
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- considering motions on Gaza (2023-26) (procedural)
- increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- ending government investment in fossil fuels
- increasing workplace protections
Voted both ways
Positions where Claire’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%increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- 50%treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute
- 53%speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- 53%suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 43%wiping all student debt (university and vocational)
- 64%increasing accessibility of government data and documents
Work expenses
all expenses$353,917 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 0.90× the median for TAS.
- Office Facilities$112k
- Office Administration$71k
- Employee Travel$57k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$39k
- International Travel$31k
- Travel Allowance$22k
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.
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- 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.
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Full record for Claire Chandler at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.