--- title: "Rachel Payne: political ads and spending | Politics Computer" description: "What Rachel Payne has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [South Eastern Metropolitan Region](https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region/south-eastern-metropolitan) ![Rachel Payne](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac25/contentassets/530baeda5d1a4826916f4748f85b32d0/member-photo/1802.jpg?width=320&height=320&rmode=crop) Legalise Cannabis Victorian Legislative Council # Rachel Payne Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan[South Eastern Metropolitan Region](https://politics.computer/seats/vic-region/south-eastern-metropolitan) About ## 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](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/rachel-payne/) and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%5FPayne), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. Ads ## What Rachel Payne spends on ads Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library. Spent on ads under $300 Ads seen 3 Running now 3 Paid for by Rachel Payne MP, according to the ads' disclaimers. [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=113365624996150) ## Biggest ads Ranked by what Meta says was spent on each design, across every copy of it. - [![Rachel Payne is the Legalise Cannabis Victoria MP for the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region and a proud advocate for the community she repre](https://politics.computer/media/4104b4ff13cbb56d72ad7d180cef0f46d9b9a2f3f8bfe1417a31fbc43efbbf55?w=480) Under $100 spent Running since 9 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/4104b4ff13cbb56d72ad7d180cef0f46d9b9a2f3f8bfe1417a31fbc43efbbf55) - [![Do you know the history of 'reefer madness'? What about where the term '420' came from? Well have we got a trivia night for you - Thursday 1](https://politics.computer/media/6774f785d806530b1958c3055fd5814328f9663e6aeca0177a424773675f6aaf?w=480) Under $100 spent Running since 4 Nov](https://politics.computer/ad/6774f785d806530b1958c3055fd5814328f9663e6aeca0177a424773675f6aaf) ## What the ads are about Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads. - Leader character 1 ad - Energy 1 ad - Economy tax 1 ad - Crime safety 1 ad - Cost of living 1 ad Votes ## How Rachel Payne voted Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Council since 7 February 2023, from Hansard. [All votes in the Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) **706** votes cast **97%** of 725 divisions held **0** votes against their party line 1. 24 September 2026 ### [Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/4) 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 no Defeated 14 to 23 2. 24 September 2026 ### [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/3) 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 no Defeated 16 to 21 3. 24 September 2026 ### [Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-24/2) 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 no Defeated 14 to 23 4. 23 September 2026 ### [Sex work regulation: motions](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-23/2) 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 no Defeated 17 to 22 5. 23 September 2026 ### [Production of documents](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-23/1) 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 yes Passed 24 to 15 6. 22 September 2026 ### [Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026: third reading](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-22/2) Voting yes supported the Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill. Voted yes Passed 22 to 13 7. 10 September 2026 ### [Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: third reading](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-10/12) Voting yes supported the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill. Voted yes Passed 22 to 15 8. 10 September 2026 ### [Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: committee](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-09-10/11) 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 yes Passed 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. ## Other Legalise Cannabis members of the Victorian Legislative Council - [![](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac2d/contentassets/017a4ec00fd5481486d1c3dd2fcd7b96/member-photo/1808.jpg?width=96&height=96&rmode=crop)**David Ettershank** Legalise Cannabis, Western Metropolitan ](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Photo: [Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/4aac25/contentassets/530baeda5d1a4826916f4748f85b32d0/member-photo/1802.jpg). Party and seat checked against the Parliament of Victoria member list on 11 November 2026\. [Official profile](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/rachel-payne/) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. 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