Review in progress3 recorded votes

Passing the budget

Votes on whether to pass the government's budget bills.

The final votes to pass each year's budget and extra spending bills.

Review in progress. The votes and names below are exactly as recorded in Hansard. Which votes belong under this issue, and which side counts as “for”, is our interpretation, and it is still being reviewed, so we show each MLA’s Aye or No rather than a pattern.

What this can’t tell you

Most decisions in the Assembly are made on the voices, with no names recorded. Only recorded votes appear here.
Many of these votes are on changes to someone else’s motion. Voting against a change can mean “not like this” or “not funded yet”, not opposition to the idea. Each vote shows its stage.
“No recorded vote” can mean the MLA wasn’t a member yet, or didn’t vote. It never means they abstained.

Each MLA

One square per vote, oldest first. A Aye, N No (not yet checked), no recorded vote.

Andrew Barr · Kurrajong
LaborAAye 1, No 0 · no record on 2
Caitlin Tough · Brindabella
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Chris Steel · Murrumbidgee
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Marisa Paterson · Murrumbidgee
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Michael Pettersson · Yerrabi
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Rachel Stephen-Smith · Kurrajong
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Suzanne Orr · Yerrabi
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Taimus Werner-Gibbings · Brindabella
LaborAAAAye 3, No 0
Tara Cheyne · Ginninderra
LaborAAAye 2, No 0 · no record on 1
Yvette Berry · Ginninderra
LaborAAAye 2, No 0 · no record on 1
Andrew Braddock · Yerrabi
ACT GreensAAAAye 3, No 0
Jo Clay · Ginninderra
ACT GreensAAAAye 3, No 0
Laura Nuttall · Brindabella
ACT GreensAAAAye 3, No 0
Rebecca Vassarotti · Kurrajong
ACT GreensAAye 1, No 0 · no record on 2
Chiaka Barry · Ginninderra
Canberra LiberalsNNAye 0, No 2 · no record on 1
Deborah Morris · Brindabella
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 · no record on 2
Ed Cocks · Murrumbidgee
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Elizabeth Lee · Kurrajong
Canberra LiberalsNNAye 0, No 2 · no record on 1
James Milligan · Yerrabi
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Jeremy Hanson · Murrumbidgee
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Leanne Castley · Yerrabi
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Mark Parton · Brindabella
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Peter Cain · Ginninderra
Canberra LiberalsNNNAye 0, No 3
Fiona Carrick · Murrumbidgee
IndependentNAAAye 2, No 1
Thomas Emerson · Kurrajong
IndependentAAAAye 3, No 0

The votes

1. 20 March 2025 · Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)Budget spending line. A vote on one part of the spending in an appropriation (budget) bill.Review in progress
Extra spending in the mid-year budget bill for 2024-25. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That the proposed expenditure be agreed to. Question resolved in the affirmative.
Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to approve the government's extra spending.
Ayes 14, Noes 9. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 806 ·
2. 25 September 2025 · Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 Detail stageBill: final vote. The vote that passes or rejects the bill, after any changes to its details.Review in progress
The final vote to pass the 2025-26 budget. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That the bill, as amended, be agreed to. Question resolved in the affirmative.
Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to pass the budget.
Ayes 15, Noes 8. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 3107 ·
3. 24 September 2026 · Detail stageBill: final vote. The vote that passes or rejects the bill, after any changes to its details.Review in progress
The final vote to pass the 2026-27 budget. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That the bill be agreed to. Question resolved in the affirmative.
Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to pass the budget.
Ayes 14, Noes 7. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 3171 · Official record, Minutes No 70, item 8 ·

Other Assembly decisions on business and the economy

38 decisions on this topic since November 2024, newest first. Most were decided on the voices, without a recorded vote. Grouped into this topic by key words, so a few may belong elsewhere.

22 October 2026Wearable technology and ai regulationMoved by Peter Cain and Chiaka Barry (co-sponsored) · Passed on the voices, no names recorded
22 October 2026Utilities legislation amendment bill 2026Moved by Suzanne Orr · Bill debated; its final outcome isn't captured here yet
21 October 2026Holidays (anzac day) amendment bill 2026Moved by Michael Pettersson · Bill debated; its final outcome isn't captured here yet
20 October 2026Gaming machine (harm prevention and reduction) amendment bill 2026Moved by Marisa Paterson · Bill debated; its final outcome isn't captured here yet
23 September 2026Economics, industry and recreation: Standing committee: Fuel prices in the ACT: Request to considerMoved by Mark Parton · Passed on the voices, no names recorded

See all 38 on the Decisions page →

What Canberrans said about business and the economy

14%picked “Supporting local business and growing the ACT economy” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government

32%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

Reduce administrative burden for businesses58%
Expand support programs for new, small and local businesses52%
Invest in infrastructure to support business investment/operations40%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, April 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 236 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.

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