LaborVictorian Legislative Assembly

Kathleen Matthews-Ward

About

About Kathleen Matthews-Ward

Kathleen Matthews-Ward is the Australian Labor Party member for Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Her parliamentary profile describes her as an advocate for social justice, inclusion and diversity, and her Facebook and Instagram ads are not included in this entry.

First elected: 2022 state election
Previous seat: Councillor, City of Moreland, 2004 to 2012
Before parliament: Worked in retail, hospitality and finance; policy advisor on disability and ageing
Education: Studied public health
Parliament profile date: 7 March 2023

Summarised by AI from Kathleen Matthews-Ward, Parliament of Victoria and Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Promises

What Kathleen Matthews-Ward is promising

Quoted from their own Facebook and Instagram ads, most repeated first.

Rail infrastructure
The Upfield train line will be duplicated under a re-elected Labor Government.
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Train line duplication
The Upfield train line will be duplicated under a re-elected Labor Government.
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School funding
A re-elected Labor Government will invest $19.3 million for the Glenroy College Centre of Excellence.
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Ads

What Kathleen Matthews-Ward spends on ads

Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library.

Spent on ads: $2.6K–$3.8K
Ads seen: 4
Running now: 4

Paid for by Kathleen Matthews-Ward MP, according to the ads' disclaimers.

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Biggest ads

Ranked by what Meta says was spent on each design, across every copy of it.

What the ads are about

Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads.

Infrastructure transport3 ads
Education2 ads
Leader character1 ad
Economy tax1 ad
Crime safety1 ad

Votes

How Kathleen Matthews-Ward voted

Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 20 December 2022, from Hansard.

All votes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly

362votes cast

98%of 368 divisions held

6votes against their party line

29 October 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025: consideration in detail
Voted yesAgainst their partyDefeated 29 to 50
29 October 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported keeping the original wording of a clause in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025 during detailed consideration, which rejects the proposed change.
Voted noAgainst their partyPassed 51 to 26
29 October 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported keeping the word proposed to be omitted in a clause of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025, which rejects the proposed deletion.
Voted noAgainst their partyPassed 49 to 31
29 October 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported keeping the word proposed to be omitted from a clause of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025 during consideration in detail, which rejects removing it.
Voted noAgainst their partyPassed 50 to 28
29 October 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported the expression proposed to be admitted standing part of a clause in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025 during consideration in detail, which keeps that wording in the bill.
Voted noAgainst their partyPassed 49 to 30
23 September 2026
Control of Weapons Amendment (Police Search Powers) Bill 2026: introduction and first reading
Voting yes supported introducing the Control of Weapons Amendment (Police Search Powers) Bill 2026, which would amend the Control of Weapons Act 1990 to give police greater powers to search persons for weapons. The motion was defeated, so the bill was not introduced.
Voted noDefeated 29 to 51
10 September 2026
Community leaders
Voting yes supported keeping the original wording of the motion titled Community leaders, which rejects the proposed amendment to omit that word.
Voted yesPassed 52 to 27
10 September 2026
Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill 2026: introduction
Voting yes supported the Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill 2026 being introduced to Parliament, which only starts its formal progress and does not agree to its contents.
Voted noDefeated 31 to 48

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.