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Richard Marles

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Richard Marles

Member for Corio, Labor

About Richard Marles

Richard Marles is the Australian Labor Party member for Corio in the House of Representatives. He serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, and has been deputy leader of the Labor Party since 2019.

First elected
2007 federal election, seat of Corio
Born
13 July 1967, Geelong, Victoria
Education
Geelong Grammar School; University of Melbourne
Profession
Lawyer
Deputy Prime Minister sworn in
1 June 2022

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

How Richard Marles voted

Recorded votes in the House of Representatives since 23 July 2025, from Hansard.

All votes in the House of Representatives
166votes cast
50%of 329 divisions held
0votes against their party line

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026: consideration of senate message

    Voted yesPassed 95 to 37

  7. Regulations and Determinations: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026: disallowance

    Voting yes supported disallowing the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026.

    Voted noDefeated 38 to 92

  8. Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025: report from federation chamber

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the honourable member for Lindsay to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025.

    Voted noDefeated 52 to 86

  9. Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026: consideration of senate message

    Voting yes supported the Senate's amendment to the Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026 being agreed to, which adds the amendment to the bill.

    Voted yesPassed 84 to 34

  10. Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026: report from federation chamber

    Voting yes supported making the amendments moved by the member for Mayo to the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, which were defeated at the report stage from the Federation Chamber.

    Voted noDefeated 39 to 90

  11. Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026: report from federation chamber

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Canning to the Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026, as reported from the Federation Chamber.

    Voted noDefeated 41 to 84

  12. News Journalism Payments Bill 2026: second reading

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by the member for Lindsay to the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 at its second reading.

    Voted noDefeated 40 to 83

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