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Basem Abdo

LaborHouse of Representatives

Basem Abdo

Member for Calwell, Labor

About Basem Abdo

Basem Abdo is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Calwell, first elected at the 2025 federal election. He is the first Palestinian Arab to serve in the Parliament of Australia.

Born
3 June 1987, in Kuwait
First elected
2025 federal election
Before parliament
Adviser to Maria Vamvakinou
Education
Gladstone Park Secondary College; qualified teacher
Created
Calwell created in 1984; held by Labor since creation
Faction
Aligned with the Labor Left faction

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

How Basem Abdo voted

Recorded votes in the House of Representatives since 23 July 2025, from Hansard.

All votes in the House of Representatives
309votes cast
94%of 329 divisions held
0votes against their party line

  1. Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Mackellar to the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 during consideration in detail.

    Voted noDefeated 8 to 101

  2. Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Curtin to the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 during consideration in detail.

    Voted noDefeated 7 to 70

  3. Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported making the amendments moved by the member for Ryan to the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 during consideration in detail.

    Voted noDefeated 7 to 69

  4. Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Ryan to the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 being agreed to at second reading, which would add to the bill's main idea.

    Voted noDefeated 7 to 113

  5. Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026: report from federation chamber

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Kennedy to the amendment to the second reading of the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Voted noDefeated 10 to 85

  6. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.

    Voted yesPassed 96 to 38

  7. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 being agreed to at consideration in detail, which agrees with the bill's text as it stands.

    Voted yesPassed 96 to 39

  8. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Kooyong to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 being agreed to during consideration in detail.

    Voted noDefeated 9 to 70

  9. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: consideration in detail

    Voting yes supported adding the amendment circulated by the member for Wentworth to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026, which was defeated.

    Voted noDefeated 9 to 81

  10. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Voted yesPassed 96 to 37

  11. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Curtin to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 at its second reading, which would add the amendment to the bill.

    Voted noDefeated 10 to 82

  12. Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Wentworth to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026 at its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Voted noDefeated 9 to 84

A member can miss a division for many reasons: illness, leave, ministerial duties, being in the chair or a pair arrangement. "Against their party" means at least three quarters of the rest of their party voted the other way; votes where any party split (usually free or conscience votes) don't count. Votes on procedure aren't listed.

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