About Mark Butler
Mark Butler is the Australian Labor Party member for Hindmarsh in South Australia, serving in the House of Representatives. He is the Minister for Health and Ageing and the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and Deputy Leader of the House. His Facebook and Instagram ads focus on health.
- First elected
- 2007 federal election, for Port Adelaide
- Previous seat
- Port Adelaide, switched to Hindmarsh in 2019
- Born
- 8 July 1970, Canberra
- Education
- University of Adelaide; Master of International Relations, Deakin University
- Before parliament
- South Australian secretary of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union
- Party role
- National president of the ALP, 2015 to 2018
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
How Mark Butler voted
Recorded votes in the House of Representatives since 23 July 2025, from Hansard.
Motions: Private Health Insurance
Voting yes supported the motion on private health insurance being agreed to. The motion was defeated, with 47 ayes and 91 noes.
Voted noDefeated 47 to 91
Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026: report from federation chamber
Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Lindsay to the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026.
Voted noDefeated 44 to 89
Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026: report from federation chamber
Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Kooyong to the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026.
Voted noDefeated 9 to 70
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026: reference to committee
Voting yes supported referring the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026 and the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026 to a committee for inquiry.
Voted noDefeated 46 to 87
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported making the amendments moved by the member for Canning to the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026.
Voted noDefeated 40 to 97
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: third reading
Voting yes supported the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.
Voted yesPassed 88 to 48
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 being agreed to at consideration in detail, which passes the bill as it stands.
Voted yesPassed 87 to 48
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: consideration in detail
Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Kooyong to the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 being agreed to.
Voted noDefeated 9 to 85
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 being read a second time, which agrees with the bill's main idea.
Voted yesPassed 86 to 47
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Kooyong to the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 at its second reading, which would add the amendment to the bill.
Voted noDefeated 45 to 87
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Herbert to the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026.
Voted noDefeated 46 to 86
Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026: consideration of senate message
Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate's amendments to the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026, which makes changes to the bill as passed by the House.
Voted yesPassed 95 to 43
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.
- Spent on ads
- under $100
- Ads seen
- 1
- Running now
- 1
Paid for by Mark Butler MP, according to the ads' disclaimers.
What the ads are about
Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads.
- Health1 ad
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Party and seat checked against the Parliament House member list on 11 November 2026.
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