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Rob Mitchell

LaborHouse of Representatives

Rob Mitchell

Member for McEwen, Labor

About Rob Mitchell

Rob Mitchell is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of McEwen. He won the seat at the 2010 federal election. His Facebook and Instagram ads focus on cost of living, health, education, and the economy and tax.

Born
9 September 1967, Melbourne
First elected
2010 federal election, McEwen
Previous seat
Central Highlands Province, Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
Member from 2002 to 2006
Second Deputy Speaker of the House
2013 to 2022
Before parliament
Tow-truck operator, contractor and transport industry sales representative

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

What Rob Mitchell is promising

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

  1. Free tafe

    As long as there is a Labor Government, Free TAFE is here to stay.

    See the adFrom Rob Mitchell

How Rob Mitchell voted

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

All votes in the House of Representatives
266votes cast
81%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. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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
$100–$2.3K
Ads seen
22
Running now
22

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Biggest ads

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What the ads are about

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

  • Health4 ads
  • Cost of living4 ads
  • Education2 ads
  • Housing1 ad
  • Economy tax1 ad

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Party and seat checked against the Parliament House member list on 11 November 2026.