Opposition Whip · Liberal Party · Member for Monash

Mary Aldred

Chamber House Days in office 469 Jurisdiction commonwealth Party LP Verified 2 May 2026

Findings

Broke 1 of 1 tracked election promise.
Has 18 disclosed foreign ties, including France, China.
Voted consistently for increasing accessibility of government data and documents.

Documented actions

44 AYE / 34 NO

Voting record

0 of 1

Promises kept

469

Days in office

Voting record

AYE vs NO

44 AYE · 34 NO

Policy stance distribution (18 policy areas)

Strong opponent 5Mostly opposes 1Mixed record 7Strong supporter 5

Policy positions

They Vote For You ↗

18 policy areas mapped from disclosed division votes. Bars left of centre mark opposition; bars right of it, support. Showing the 5 most decisive positions first — the clearest strong-opponent and strong-supporter rows, not an arbitrary cut.

OpposesSupports

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

STRONG SUPPORTER

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

STRONG OPPONENT

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

STRONG SUPPORTER

strengthening gun control laws

STRONG OPPONENT

maintaining or increasing defence spending

STRONG SUPPORTER

Show all 18 policy areas — grouped by stance

STRONG OPPONENT — 5

speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)

strengthening gun control laws

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws

procedural fairness

reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status

MOSTLY OPPOSES — 1

ending government investment in fossil fuels

MIXED RECORD — 7

unconventional gas mining

more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

increasing freedom of political communication

protecting whistleblowers

protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats

increasing investment in the coal industry

net zero emissions by 2050

STRONG SUPPORTER — 5

increasing accessibility of government data and documents

suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

maintaining or increasing defence spending

criminalising hate speech

criminalising hate symbols

Election promises

Source ↗

0 of 1

tracked election promises kept

Review and address broken promises

broken Made 25 May 2026 Source

Votes & actions

They Vote For You ↗

78 documented actions · 44 AYE · 34 NO · showing the 5 most recent

Vote	Action	Date
AYE	Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Motions — Minister for Defence Industry; Attempted Censure	2 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026; Second Reading	2 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	1 July 2026	Source

Show actions 6–45 of 78

NO	Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	1 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	1 July 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026; Reference to Committee	28 May 2026	Source
AYE	National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the Ndis for Future Generations) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	28 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	25 May 2026	Source
NO	Questions without Notice - Veterans - Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson	25 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026; Second Reading	25 May 2026	Source
AYE	Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Small business	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025; Second Reading	14 May 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Consideration of Legislation	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with amendments and pass bill	1 Apr 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026; Second Reading	31 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Second Reading	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	30 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026; Second Reading	30 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for Accc Enforcement) Bill 2026, Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026; Second Reading	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	26 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguards	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguards	11 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 - Consideration in Detail - Preconditions for making arrival control determination	11 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Second Reading	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; Second Reading	5 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber	5 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Criminalising Re-Entry Assistance for Terrorist Sympathisers the Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026 - First Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules	3 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	3 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber	2 Mar 2026	Source
NO	Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025; Report from Federation Chamber	2 Mar 2026	Source
AYE	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Agree with the bill's main idea	12 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
NO	National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	11 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Timing of review	11 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - National Tertiary Education Objective	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	10 Feb 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Small Business - Adjourn debate	9 Feb 2026	Source

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NO	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	9 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Opposition concerns	9 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Questions without Notice — Australian Parliament	4 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Notification of the Chief of the Defence Force	4 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Business — Standing and Sessional Orders	3 Feb 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	20 Jan 2026	Source
NO	Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	20 Jan 2026	Source
NO	Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	20 Jan 2026	Source
AYE	Bills — Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail	20 Jan 2026	Source
NO	Motions - Telecommunications - Adjourn the debate	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Functions of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security	29 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Business — Rearrangement	29 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Rearrangement	28 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	27 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	9 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Motions - Telecommunications - Suspend the usual procedural rules	8 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Critical assets, civil penalties	8 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Rural, regional and remote Australians	8 Oct 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government	8 Oct 2025	Source
NO	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	3 Sept 2025	Source
NO	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Reviewable decisions and notification of review rights	3 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Parliamentary oversight	2 Sept 2025	Source
NO	Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights	1 Sept 2025	Source
AYE	National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Health Technology Assessment review and tariffs	28 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Antisemitism	25 Aug 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Penalty and overtime rates	31 July 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase flexibility	31 July 2025	Source
NO	Business — Consideration of Legislation	31 July 2025	Source
AYE	Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025 - Reference to Committee - Standing Committee on Education and Employment	30 July 2025	Source
AYE	Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Increase defence expenditure	30 July 2025	Source
AYE	Business — Days and Hours of Meeting	23 July 2025	Source

Money

AEC Transparency Register / AusTender ↗

Mary Aldred is a member of Liberal Party. Individual donation disclosures aren't required for party members under AEC rules — donations are recorded against the party as a whole. View LP donations →

Media company donations

Network Ten (Paramount)

Foreign owned · USA · 2 outlets

$15K

Nine Entertainment Co

7 outlets

$11K

Seven West Media

3 outlets

$1K

News Corp Australia

Foreign owned · USA · 8 outlets

$927

Federal contracts to party donors

Suppliers that both donated to Liberal Party and won federal contracts — not evidence of a causal link, a cross-reference only.

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty

1 contract

$2,561,770,580

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD - GEMS PROJECT

1 contract

$1,741,168,021

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd

2 contracts

$1,630,124,167

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

15 contracts

$1,593,069,598

SERENDIPITY (WA) PTY LTD

1 contract

$1,297,756,570

Show suppliers 6–20 of 20

KPMG

172 contracts

$1,162,924,485

Comcover

10 contracts

$1,077,753,709

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

1 contract

$982,574,630

SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

1 contract

$805,200,000

Ernst & Young

39 contracts

$770,553,002

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU

83 contracts

$530,283,411

ERNST & YOUNG CONSULTING

10 contracts

$490,493,756

ERNST & YOUNG

28 contracts

$453,786,641

Roche Products Pty Ltd

1 contract

$317,718,917

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2 contracts

$302,400,000

Department of Finance T/A COMCOVER

4 contracts

$292,154,204

RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA

2 contracts

$270,500,378

Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd

6 contracts

$262,679,549

9420 COMCOVER

1 contract

$253,746,382

National Australia Bank Limited

1 contract

$194,700,000

Foreign ties & lobbying

Risk is a designed classification, not an official assessed rating: Australia is "low", a specific country list is "critical", Five Eyes countries are "medium", and every other country defaults to "high".

Sinopec Group — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in Sinopec Group, a Chinese state-owned oil company Source

China National Petroleum Corporation — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China National Petroleum Corporation, a Chinese state-owned oil company Source

China Development Bank — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Investment in China Development Bank, a Chinese state-owned bank Source

China International Chamber of Commerce for the Promotion of International Trade — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Membership in China International Chamber of Commerce for the Promotion of International Trade Source

Government of China — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Travel to China funded by the Government of China Source

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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation — China

directorship Risk (heuristic): critical Directorship in China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, a Chinese state-owned aerospace company Source

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation — China

directorship Risk (heuristic): critical Directorship in China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, a Chinese state-owned electronics company Source

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation — China

directorship Risk (heuristic): critical Directorship in China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, a Chinese state-owned shipbuilding company Source

China — China

income Risk (heuristic): critical Received income from a Chinese source Source

China — China

travel Risk (heuristic): critical Funded travel to China Source

China — China

donation Risk (heuristic): critical Received a donation from China Source

China — China

lobbying Risk (heuristic): critical Received lobbying from China Source

China — China

investment Risk (heuristic): critical Invested in a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Source

China — China

membership Risk (heuristic): critical Member of a Chinese organisation Source

Alliance Française — France

membership Risk (heuristic): high Mary Aldred is a member of the Alliance Française, a French cultural organisation. Source

Alstom Transport — France

investment Risk (heuristic): high Alstom Transport is a French multinational railway company listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange. Source

SNCF — France

membership Risk (heuristic): high SNCF is a French state-owned railway company that owns a significant stake in Alstom Transport. Source

French Government — France

travel Risk (heuristic): high Mary Aldred travelled to France on a government-funded trip in 2017. Source

Ties by risk

Critical

High

Ties by country

China

France

Lobbying contact (13 firms)

Hawker Britton

Registered for: AGL Energy, Qantas Airways Limited, Saudi Aramco, Woodside Energy Group, +1 more

C|T Group (formerly Crosby Textor)

Registered for: Chevron Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Telstra Corporation, Uber Australia

GRA Partners

Registered for: BHP Group, Glencore, Rio Tinto

CMAX Communications

Registered for: Lockheed Martin Australia, Origin Energy, Pfizer Australia

TG Public Affairs

Registered for: Amazon Web Services, Google Australia, Meta Platforms

Show firms 6–13 of 13

Barton Deakin

Registered for: BP Australia, ClubsNSW, Macquarie Group

Kreab

Registered for: APA Group

Newgate Communications

Registered for: ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Optus / Singtel

Capital Hill Advisory

Registered for: Santos Limited

Government Relations Australia

Registered for: Property Council of Australia

SW Strategy

Registered for: Australian Hotels Association

Parker & Partners

Registered for: Master Builders Australia

DHC Advisory

Registered for: Canberra Investment Corporation, Queensland Resources Council

Place & sources

ABS electorate data ↗

$820K

Median house price

$520

Median weekly rent

38.4%

Rental stress

26.2%

Investor owned

Evidence and sources

Actions and votes: They Vote For You / OpenAustralia
Donations: AEC Transparency Register
Foreign ties: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, public disclosures
Federal contracts: AusTender
Housing figures: ABS electorate-level housing data

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News

No news mentions matched to Mary Aldred yet. Coverage is limited to a small set of RSS sources and headline-only name matching — absence here doesn't mean no coverage exists.

This profile reflects public disclosures as recorded in the sources above; it is not exhaustive and reporting lags vary by source. Donations to a politician's party as a whole are not attributed to individual members, per AEC disclosure rules — see the Money section. "Documented actions" summarise votes and public statements sourced from parliamentary records; absence of an action here does not mean it didn't happen, only that it isn't captured in these sources yet. Report an error or see something out of date? Read our full methodology →