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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.
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Rebellions
Never rebelled
194
Votes attended
265
Possible votes
73%
Attendance rate
Voting Record
Full record ↗
Voted for
suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) increasing accessibility of government data and documents maintaining or increasing defence spending
Mixed / less clear
increasing investment in the coal industry criminalising hate symbols criminalising hate speech protecting whistleblowers increasing freedom of political communication procedural fairness net zero emissions by 2050 protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats unconventional gas mining ending government investment in fossil fuels increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws
Voted against
reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status more scrutiny of intelligence services & police strengthening gun control laws speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Recent Votes – Current Parliament
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.
Most recent Aye votes
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-28 – Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-14 – Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-10-13 – Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Immigration/Border)
- 2026-09-16 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-09-16 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-09-10 – Disallowance motion
- 2026-09-09 – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 (Communications/Tech/Media)
Most recent No votes
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
- 2026-10-29 – Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026
Interests & Gifts
Shareholdings
- Self: CSL Limited; BHP Group Ltd; ANZ Group Holdings Limited; Fortescue Ltd; Macquarie Group Ltd; Goodman Group
Real Estate
- Self: Location: Wauchope · Purpose: Residential
Saving Or Investment Accounts
- Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Westpac; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Westpac; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Westpac
Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality Over 300
- Self: 15 min helicopter flight over flood ravaged Barrington River - 6 June 2025
Memberships Conflict Possible
- Self: Wauchope Rotary Club; Camden Haven Show Society
Salary
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.
Expenditure
- Latest quarter total: $175,894
- Private-Plated Vehicle: $9,269
- Parking: $169
- COMCAR: $344
- Travel Allowance: $10,048
- Publications: $68
- Printing and Communications: $85,975
- Office Consumables and Services: $12,227
- Telecommunications - Usage: $772
- Fares: $10,754
- Parliamentary Duties: $317
- Domestic Travel: $15,579
- Office Facilities - Not stated: $30,370
Latest Guardian Articles
- ADF member ‘person of interest’ after ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ on Navy ship where camera found in women’s shower – as it happened
- Trade minister says Coalition MPs walked out of meeting on EU trade deal – as it happened
- Fugitive developer tells Icac ‘my money is still in their account’ when pressed on paying ‘the boys’ for political outcomes – as it happened
- Three-day manhunt ends as man charged over family axe attack – as it happened
- Severe weather warning for northern Victoria – as it happened
- Canavan and Joyce attend anti-abortion rally and back controversial bill – as it happened
- O’Neil condemns Bragg’s ‘crazed’ press club speech – as it happened
- Politicians and media gather for Canberra’s Midwinter Ball– as it happened
- Paterson says Hanson’s vision for monocultural Australia ‘deeply weird’ as he defends Taylor’s response – as it happened
- Paul Hogan and Norman Gunston are ‘essential features of Australian monoculture’, Hanson says – as it happened
Conversation Articles
- More action needed to protect Australian animals (2013-05-05)
The evidence of gross cruelty in Egyptian slaughterhouses that has just come to light underlines that while some progress may have been made, the problems in the Australian live export trade are far from… - Protections for Australian cattle found wanting – yet again (2016-06-16)
The latest horrific footage of the appalling treatment of cattle sent for slaughter in the live export trade is a fresh indictment of Australian authorities. Animals Australia has exposed that in Vietnam… - Blame poor policy, not politics, for Jakarta’s 80% cut in Australian cattle imports (2015-07-17)
There needs to be less Indonesian government involvement in the live cattle trade, as with other commodities like grains. - Why are Australian livestock still turning up in places where they are treated cruelly? (2015-10-20)
After the 2011 live export crisis, Australia brought in rules designed to keep animals in accredited abattoirs. But with breaches widespread, there is little evidence that the rules are being policed. - Live animal export rules are useless without enforcement (2014-05-29)
Australia looks set to resume exporting live sheep to Iran, after Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce this week flagged the end of a 40-year ban following Iran’s Islamic revolution. Flanked by the chief…
