Sue Lines
Senator for WA · PRES
Attendance
73%
3,779 of 5,197 divisions
Voted against their party
0
Never crossed the floor
Policy areas voted on
236
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- same-sex marriage equality
- recognising local government in the Constitution
- a minerals resource rent tax
- privatising government-owned assets
- decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- funding the national school chaplaincy program
- giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- putting a time limit on immigration detention
- increasing restrictions on gambling
- a review of our representatives' eligibility
- increasing the financial return on fossil fuels
- privatising certain government services
- increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- making sanitary items GST-free
Voted both ways
Positions where Sue’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 Aboriginal land rights
- 50%increasing fishing restrictions
- 50%building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- 50%increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- 50%increasing funding for legal aid
- 50%a Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
Work expenses
all expenses$900,361 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.56× the median for WA.
- Employee Travel$359k
- Office Facilities$250k
- International Travel$107k
- Office Administration$76k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$56k
- Travel Allowance$31k
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 Sue Lines at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.