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Fatima Payman

Independent Senator for WA since July 2024

Rebels 5% of the time explain rebellions 85% attendance explain attendance

Speeches in Parliament

Before being Independent Senator for WA, Fatima Payman was Australian Labor Party Senator for WA.

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Please note that our voting records start in February 2006.

Rebel votes

Fatima Payman has voted against the majority of their party 43 times since entering Parliament in May 2022. explain rebellions

  1. edited 13th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Third Reading - Agree with the remaining stages

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 54% attendance

  2. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Objects and Register of Nuclear Power Safety

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 50% attendance

  3. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Operation of State and Territory laws

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 54% attendance

  4. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Review of operation of Act and certain advisory committee matters to be publicly available

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 57% attendance

  5. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Nuclear safety incidents and prohibiting radioactive waste under certain circumstances

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 53% attendance

  6. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Nuclear safety duties, liability of commonwealth for contractors, UNDRIP, fit and proper p...

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 54% attendance

  7. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Functions to be performed having regard to prescribed international agreements

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 55% attendance

  8. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Committee of the Whole - Australian Greens amendments

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 55% attendance

  9. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a small majority

    2 rebellions 57% attendance

  10. edited 20th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024 - in Committee - When NACC hearing may be held in public

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    2 rebellions 58% attendance

  11. edited 26 days ago
    Senate

    Documents - Department of Social Services; Order for the Production of Documents - Non-disclosure agreements

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 78% attendance

  12. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 68% attendance

  13. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 83% attendance

  14. Senate

    Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 82% attendance

  15. Senate

    Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 58% attendance

  16. Senate

    Documents — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 75% attendance

  17. Senate

    Documents — Department of the Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 75% attendance

  18. Senate

    Documents — Department of the Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 76% attendance

  19. edited 25 days ago
    Senate

    Motions - Israel Attacks: First Anniversary - Remaining amended motion paragraphs

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 64% attendance

  20. edited 13th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Motions - Israel Attacks: First Anniversary - Greens motion

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 76% attendance

  21. edited 25 days ago
    Senate

    Motions - Israel Attacks: First Anniversary - Australia's social cohesion

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 80% attendance

  22. edited 13th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 59% attendance

  23. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 82% attendance

  24. edited 19 days ago
    Senate

    Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Refer to committee

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 78% attendance

  25. edited 19 days ago
    Senate

    Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Put the question

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 78% attendance

  26. edited 13th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Motions - Gambling Advertising - Ban

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    2 rebellions 54% attendance

  27. edited 5th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Attorney-General's Department - Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 74% attendance

  28. Senate

    Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed

    1 rebellion 74% attendance

  29. Senate

    Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed

    1 rebellion 74% attendance

  30. edited 28th Sep 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Health Care: Private Hospital Sector Financial Health Check - Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 80% attendance

  31. edited 20th Sep 2024
    Senate

    Motions - Middle East: Casualties - Let a vote take place

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 46% attendance

  32. edited 5th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Department of Home Affairs - Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 86% attendance

  33. edited 15th Sep 2024
    Senate

    Ending Native Forest Logging Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 57% attendance

  34. edited 29th Sep 2024
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Work Health and Safety (Operation Sovereign Borders) Declaration 2024 - Disallowance

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 54% attendance

  35. edited 24th Aug 2024
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Education - Over-funding of private schools

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 49% attendance

  36. edited 6th Oct 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Australian Human Rights Commission - Order for the Production of Documents

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 53% attendance

  37. Senate

    Motions — Equal Pay Day

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 47% attendance

  38. Senate

    Motions — Equal Pay Day

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 47% attendance

  39. edited 17th Aug 2024
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2024 - Disallow

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 50% attendance

  40. edited 17th Aug 2024
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Gambling Advertising - Ban

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a small majority

    2 rebellions 51% attendance

  41. edited 17th Aug 2024
    Senate

    Motions - Middle East - Let a vote on Palestine take place

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 61% attendance

  42. edited 17th Aug 2024
    Senate

    Motions - Middle East - Put the question

    Fatima Payman voted No, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 62% attendance

  43. edited 3rd Jul 2024
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories - Recognise the State of Palestine

    Fatima Payman voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 86% attendance

Free votes

Fatima Payman has taken part in 3 free votes since entering Parliament in May 2022. explain “Free Votes”

  1. edited 2nd Dec 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Approval and importation of drugs

    Fatima Payman voted No in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  2. edited 2nd Dec 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Limitation of power

    Fatima Payman voted No in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  3. edited 25th Nov 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

    Fatima Payman voted Yes in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

Recent Votes

Recent votes in parliament that this Senator could have attended.

  1. Senate

    Matters of Urgency — Aukus

    Fatima Payman voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  2. Senate

    Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Fatima Payman voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  3. Senate

    Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

    Fatima Payman voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  1. edited 12th Jul 2024
    Senate

    Committees - Economics References Committee; Reference - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation GenCost 2023-24 report

    Fatima Payman was absent

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  2. edited 12th Jul 2024
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Graduate Visas) Regulations 2024 - Disallowance

    Fatima Payman was absent

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  3. edited 12th Jul 2024
    Senate

    Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference - The Defence honours and awards system

    Fatima Payman was absent

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

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100% Patrick Dodson Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
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96% Tony Sheldon Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
95% Sue Lines President Senator for WA
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