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Rachel Payne

Legalise CannabisVictorian Legislative Council

Rachel Payne

Member for South-Eastern MetropolitanSouth Eastern Metropolitan Region

About Rachel Payne

Rachel Payne is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the South-Eastern Metropolitan region, representing Legalise Cannabis Victoria. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on leader character, energy, economy and tax, crime and safety, and cost of living.

Parliament profile date
21 February 2023
Previous roles
Executive of EROS Association; roles with Family Court of Australia and Centrelink
Qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications in public policy; undergraduate degree in sociology and politics
Earlier candidacy
Ran for Reason Party in Menzies at the 2019 federal election
Earlier candidacy
Ran for Reason Party in City of Moreland at the 2020 Victorian local elections

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

How Rachel Payne voted

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

All votes in the Victorian Legislative Council
706votes cast
97%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 yesPassed 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

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

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

    Voted yesPassed 22 to 14

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

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

    Voted yesPassed 22 to 14

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

    Voting yes supported making an amendment to the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 during committee, which adds to the bill's wording.

    Voted noDefeated 14 to 22

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

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 during committee stage. The bill's official summary was not provided, so its content is unknown.

    Voted yesDefeated 7 to 29

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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