Meryl Swanson

Member for Paterson, NSW
Australian Labor Party
Photo: State of New South Wales (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ›

Voting record

Attendance
52%
Voted in 150 of 291 recorded votes since July 2025. Some absences are agreed "pairs" with an absent member of another party.
Never rebels: has always voted with the majority of their party.

How they voted

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291 votes, newest first
Bills — Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail
House · 13 Oct 2026 · Not passed by a modest majority
No
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Business — Rearrangement
House · 13 Oct 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Yes
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Bills — Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans' Healthcare Without Caps) Bill 2026; First Reading
House · 17 Sept 2026 · Passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Business — Rearrangement
House · 17 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
House · 17 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Third Reading
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a large majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Second Reading
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Second Reading
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026; Second Reading
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a small majority
Absent
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Business — Rearrangement
House · 16 Sept 2026 · Passed by a large majority
Absent
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Business — Rearrangement
House · 15 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a small majority
Absent
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
House · 15 Sept 2026 · Passed by a large majority
Absent
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
House · 14 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message
House · 14 Sept 2026 · Passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Bills — Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message
House · 14 Sept 2026 · Passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Motions — Albanese Government; Attempted Censure
House · 14 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Statute Update Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message
House · 14 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Bills — Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message
House · 10 Sept 2026 · Passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Bills — Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026; Consideration of Senate Message
House · 10 Sept 2026 · Passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Regulations and determinations — Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026; Disallowance
House · 10 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a modest majority
Absent
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Bills — Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber
House · 9 Sept 2026 · Not passed by a small majority
Absent
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Motions — Gun Control
House · 9 Sept 2026 · Passed by a small majority
Absent
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Source: Hansard (parsed by OpenAustralia)
Parliament of Australia, via OpenAustralia Foundation · checked 14 October 2026
Source: Senators and Members lists
Parliament of Australia · checked 14 Oct 2026