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Jaclyn Symes

LaborVictorian Legislative Council

Jaclyn Symes

Member for Northern VictoriaNorthern Victoria Region, Labor

Minister for Energy and Resources. Minister for Environment. Minister for Climate Action. Minister for the State Electricity Commission. Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.

About

About Jaclyn Symes

Jaclyn Symes is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Victoria, representing the Australian Labor Party. She is Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for Environment, Minister for Climate Action, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.

First elected
November 2014 election, as Member for Northern Victoria
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Deakin University
Admitted to practice
Australian lawyer, 2006
Before parliament
Senior Legal and Justice Advisor to Daniel Andrews, Leader of the Opposition
Treasurer
First female Treasurer of Victoria from 19 December 2024

Summarised by AI from Jaclyn Symes, Parliament of Victoria and Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

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Votes

How Jaclyn Symes voted

Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Council since 7 February 2023, from Hansard.

All votes in the Victorian Legislative Council
668votes cast
92%of 725 divisions held
0votes against their party line

  1. Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026: committee

    Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026 during committee stage; no official summary was provided, so the clause's content is not described.

    Voted noDefeated 14 to 23

  2. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee

    Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs give no detail of what the clause would do.

    Voted noDefeated 16 to 21

  3. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee

    Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs do not state what the clause contains.

    Voted noDefeated 14 to 23

  4. Sex work regulation: motions

    Voting yes supported a motion noting that a child cannot consent to commercial sexual exploitation and calling on the government to amend legislation to describe children as victims, make consent irrelevant, and create an offence for in-person sexual services where a child is present.

    Voted noDefeated 17 to 22

  5. Production of documents

    Voting yes supported a Council motion requiring the Leader of the Government to deliver outstanding documents to the Clerk by a set deadline, with a contempt finding to follow if not complied with.

    Voted noPassed 24 to 15

  6. Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.

    Voted yesPassed 22 to 13

  7. Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.

    Voted yesPassed 22 to 15

  8. Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: committee

    Voting yes supported the clause being agreed to in committee on the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026, which is part of passing the bill's detailed wording.

    Voted yesPassed 22 to 14

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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