Individual Politician Summary
Individual Politician Summary
Alison Louise Penfold (born 3 June 1971) is an Australian politician who is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Lyne representing the National Party after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election. She was raised and educated in the Manning Valley. From 2012 to 2016, Penfold was chief executive of the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council.
She was a candidate in the 2022 Australian Senate election.
In May 2026, Penfold introduced a bill to alter the federal Sex Discrimination Act. The bill has been described as a "retrograde step" for women and LGBTQI+ community by Australia's sex discrimination commissioner.
The 10 most recent “Aye” and “No” votes recorded in the Australian Parliament's own division records this term, sourced directly from aph.gov.au independently of the voting-record data above.
We estimate Alison Penfold received a parliamentary salary of: $239,270
Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.
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