Susan McDonald
Senator for Queensland · Liberal–National Coalition
Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
Attendance
54%
1,801 of 3,318 divisions
Voted against their party
0
Never crossed the floor
Policy areas voted on
135
scored by They Vote For You
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- a Free Trade Agreement with China
- maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- privatising certain government services
- making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- a combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- a Royal Commission into Robodebt
- increasing investment in renewable energy
- assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- increasing workplace protections
- more scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- encouraging Australian-based industry
Voted both ways
Positions where Susan’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.
Work expenses
all expenses$845,012 claimed over 4 quarters (Apr–Jun 2025 to Jan–Mar 2026), 1.44× the median for QLD.
- Employee Travel$249k
- Office Facilities$150k
- Office Administration$150k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$114k
- Other Car Costs$72k
- Unscheduled Commercial Transport$67k
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 Susan McDonald at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-22.