About
About Will Fowles
Will Fowles is the Independent member for Ringwood in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was first elected in 2018 as a Labor member for Burwood and was elected for Ringwood in 2022. He resigned from the Labor Party in August 2024 and has sat as an independent since.
- First elected
- November 2018, for Burwood (Labor)
- Elected for Ringwood
- November 2022
- Before parliament
- Strategic communications consultant
- Born
- 27 July 1978
- Education
- Scotch College and Monash University
- Resigned as a Labor member
- August 2024
Summarised by AI from Will Fowles, Parliament of Victoria and Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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Votes
How Will Fowles voted
Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 20 December 2022, from Hansard.
Planning and Environment Amendment (AI Data Centres Moratorium) Bill 2026: introduction
Voting yes supported introducing the Planning and Environment Amendment (AI Data Centres Moratorium) Bill 2026 into parliament.
Voted yesAgainst their partyDefeated 31 to 50
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment (Facilitating Timely Reporting) Bill 2026: introduction
Voting yes supported introducing the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment (Facilitating Timely Reporting) Bill 2026, which would amend the IBAC Act 2011 to facilitate timely reporting by the IBAC.
Voted yesAgainst their partyDefeated 31 to 52
State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2025: council’s suggested amendments
Voting yes supported the Assembly making amendments 2 and 3 to the State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2025 that the Council suggested, which agrees to those changes to the bill.
Voted noAgainst their partyPassed 79 to 3
Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2024: council’s amendments
Voting yes supported agreeing to the Council's amendments to the Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Bill 2024, which is a change to the bill's wording.
Voted yesAgainst their partyDefeated 27 to 54
Community leaders
Voting yes supported keeping the original wording of the motion titled Community leaders, which rejects the proposed amendment to omit that word.
Voted yesPassed 52 to 27
Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill 2026: introduction
Voting yes supported the Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill 2026 being introduced to Parliament, which only starts its formal progress and does not agree to its contents.
Voted yesDefeated 31 to 48
Energy and Resources Legislation Amendment (VEET Strategic Review and Other Matters) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported keeping the original wording of the second reading motion for the Energy and Resources Legislation Amendment (VEET Strategic Review and Other Matters) Bill 2026, which rejects the proposed amendment.
Voted yesPassed 52 to 26
Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026: second reading
Voting yes supported the Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026 being read a second and third time, which agrees with the bill's main idea and passes it.
Voted yesPassed 76 to 2
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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