Cost of living

Pick an issue to see how every MLA has voted on it. Each issue groups together the recorded votes that were about the same thing.

What Canberrans said about cost of living

17%picked “Delivering cost-of-living support where it's most needed” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government

27%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

Reduce costs of essential items (e.g. transport, utilities)70%
Strengthen support for financial stress and food insecurity50%
Support energy efficiency upgrades to reduce household bills46%

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 263 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.

1 issue on cost of living · Interpretations are being reviewed. Recorded parliamentary votes are available to explore. Browse every recorded vote

How a parliamentary vote relates to an issue isn’t always straightforward. Until checked, we show the recorded votes without interpreting whether an MLA supported or opposed the issue. How issues are checked

Cost of livingReview in progressNew taxes and levies

Proposals on new taxes and levies.

3 recorded votes

An issue is our grouping of recorded votes about the same thing. Any pattern shown describes how members voted, not whether anyone was right.