Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 19 November 2025 · Economy and tax

Economic policy

Voting yes supported a motion noting that the Business Council of Australia's Regulation Rumble 2025 report ranked Victoria last among state jurisdictions on pro-business, low-regulation and low-tax settings.

Defeated13 yes 20 no

The question put

That this house notes that the Business Council of Australia’s Regulation Rumble 2025 report marked Victoria last of all the state jurisdictions in providing a pro-business, low-regulation and low-tax environment to facilitate economic growth and raise living standards.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.