• Liberal Party Representative for Forrest
• Former Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Entered the Senate on 25 November 2020 — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 May 2025 — Federal election
• Left Senate on 21 May 2022 — unknown
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Constituency Statements: Kemerton Lithium Plant (3 Mar 2026)

“The first thing I did after being appointed the shadow assistant minister for infrastructure was visit the Albemarle lithium plant at Kemerton in my electorate. I did so alongside the shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability, Andrew Hastie. Two hundred and fifty local people have been thrown out of jobs with the closure of that plant. The company has cited operating costs as the...”

Matters of Public Importance: National Security (3 Mar 2026)

“Children aged between six and 10, standing with the severed heads of murdered humans, staring at a camera, smiling. When we talk about radicalisation occurring in terrorist hot spots under ISIS, that is the image that is seared into my mind, to say nothing of the atrocities that the member for Canning and deputy leader previously talked about, with the execution of journalists being...”

Matters of Public Importance: National Security (3 Mar 2026)

“You don't know. I'll take interjections from you guys all day. The reality is that the government runs the country. You can't hide from the scrutiny, because the Prime Minister himself declared to the Australian people at the last election that he would be the Prime Minister that turned up, that took responsibility. He wouldn't duck and weave and hide. Instead, what have we got? We've got...”

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst Representatives.
• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
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• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Ben Small's latest interest statementLast updated: 29 Jul 2021