Issues · Housing

Public housing quotas

Votes on whether to require a set share of public housing in new developments.

Votes on fixed requirements for public and community housing in new precincts.

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
• Caitlin Tough · Brindabella
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Chris Steel · Murrumbidgee
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Marisa Paterson · Murrumbidgee
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Michael Pettersson · Yerrabi
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Rachel Stephen-Smith · Kurrajong
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Suzanne Orr · Yerrabi
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Taimus Werner-Gibbings · Brindabella
  LaborNo recorded vote on these
• Tara Cheyne · Ginninderra
  LaborAAye 1, No 0
• Yvette Berry · Ginninderra
  LaborNo recorded vote on these
• Andrew Braddock · Yerrabi
  ACT GreensNAye 0, No 1
• Jo Clay · Ginninderra
  ACT GreensNAye 0, No 1
• Laura Nuttall · Brindabella
  ACT GreensNAye 0, No 1
• Rebecca Vassarotti · Kurrajong
  ACT GreensNAye 0, No 1
• Chiaka Barry · Ginninderra
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Deborah Morris · Brindabella
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Ed Cocks · Murrumbidgee
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Elizabeth Lee · Kurrajong
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• James Milligan · Yerrabi
  Canberra LiberalsNo recorded vote on these
• Jeremy Hanson · Murrumbidgee
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Leanne Castley · Yerrabi
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Mark Parton · Brindabella
  Canberra LiberalsAAye 1, No 0
• Peter Cain · Ginninderra
  Canberra LiberalsNo recorded vote on these
• Fiona Carrick · Murrumbidgee
  IndependentNAye 0, No 1
• Thomas Emerson · Kurrajong
  IndependentNAye 0, No 1

The votes

1. 1. 15 September 2026 · Housing—Thoroughbred Park precinctAmendment. A vote on changing the wording of a motion or bill. Voting against a change can mean "not like this", not opposition to the idea.Review in progress

   The planning minister's changes to a Greens motion on new housing at Thoroughbred Park. They removed the requirement that 10% of homes be public housing and the call to set aside land for schools. They passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

   Question as recorded: That the amendments be agreed to. Question resolved in the affirmative.

   Voting No would count as for this issue (review in progress). The changes removed the 10% public housing requirement.

   Ayes 15, Noes 6. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 2583 ·

Other Assembly decisions on housing

16 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 2026Public housing: Documents: Order to tableMoved by Rebecca Vassarotti and Thomas Emerson (co-sponsored) · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 2 changes agreed first
• 23 September 2026Rental bonds: Improvement measuresMoved by Rebecca Vassarotti · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 2 changes agreed first
• 17 September 2026Housing and consumer affairs legislation amendment bill 2026Moved by Tara Cheyne · Bill debated; its final outcome isn't captured here yet
• 16 September 2026Public housing occupancy: ImprovementMoved by Thomas Emerson · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 2 changes agreed first
• 11 June 2026A motion to censure the Minister for Education and Early Childhood and Minister for Homes, Homelessness and New SuburbsMoved by Mark Parton and Jo Clay (co-sponsored) · Passed in a recorded vote, 12 to 10

See all 16 on the Decisions page →