• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Lilley
• Left House of Representatives on 18 May 2019 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 March 1993 — Federal election

• Voting record
• Numbers

How Wayne Swan voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted a mixture of for and against same sex marriage. votes
• Voted very strongly for tobacco plain packaging. votes
• Voted strongly for a carbon price. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly against government administered paid parental leave. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
• Voted moderately for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing competition in bulk wheat export. votes
• Voted very strongly for recognising local government in the Constitution. votes
• Voted moderately against temporary protection visas. votes
• Voted very strongly against voluntary student union fees. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing or removing the debt limit. votes
• Voted strongly for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted very strongly against unconventional gas mining. votes
• Has never voted on restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly against privatising government assets. votes
• Voted very strongly for stem cell research. votes
• Voted very strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted moderately for decreasing the private health insurance rebate. votes
• Has never voted on increasing the price of subsidised medicine. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing the age pension. votes
• Has never voted on extending government benefits to same-sex couples. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing availability of abortion drugs. votes
• Voted very strongly against live animal exports. votes
• Voted very strongly for carbon farming. votes
• Voted moderately against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
• Voted strongly against the Intervention in the Northern Territory. votes
• Voted very strongly against an emissions reduction fund. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted very strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing public access to government data. votes
• Voted very strongly for an NBN (using fibre to the premises). votes
• Has never voted on decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Questions without Notice: Government Procurement (20 Feb 2019)

“I couldn't hear the member when he was asking the question. There was clearly something wrong with the sound. I believe he should be given the chance to ask it again.”

Questions without Notice: Government Procurement (20 Feb 2019)

“We could not hear it back here. It was not working.”

Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (19 Feb 2019)

“I was fishing for that! When I first drafted the speech, I did want to reach out across the chamber. I actually thought I would be able to ask people, perhaps, to remove their party blinkers and at least try to understand a bit more about why people take the policy stances they do, even if they're disagreed with. From my point of view, that's particularly the case in what I had to say about...”

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 20 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1025 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)