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Anne Elizabeth Urquhart (née Polden; born 18 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 until 2025. She was a senior official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) prior to entering politics. She is the Labor MP for Braddon elected at the 2025 federal election.

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Rebellions
Never rebelled
4370
Votes attended
5108
Possible votes
86%
Attendance rate
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Voted for

recognising local government in the Constitution privatising government-owned assets decreasing the private health insurance rebate the Intervention in the Northern Territory increasing consumer protections an NBN (using fibre to the premises) funding the national school chaplaincy program increasing support for community radio and TV making Australians working overseas repay their student debts letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions buffer zones around abortion clinics
Mixed / less clear

increasing surveillance powers storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies increasing workplace protections revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural) carbon farming increasing the diversity of media ownership assisting Australians trying to return from overseas treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
Voted against

temporary protection visas voluntary student union fees increasing the age pension an emissions reduction fund deregulating undergraduate university fees charging postgraduate research students fees withdrawing troops from Afghanistan using natural resource wealth for the benefit of all Australians Senate electoral reform local community consultation on infrastructure projects a publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land
Interests & Gifts
Real Estate
  • Self: Location: Gawler, Tasmania · Purpose: Residential; Location: West Ulverstone, Tasmania · Purpose: Land
  • Spouse/partner: Location: Gawler, Tasmania · Purpose: Residential; Location: West Ulverstone, Tasmania · Purpose: Land
Saving Or Investment Accounts
  • Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: ME Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: My State; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Bendigo Bank
  • Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: ME Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: My State
Other Assets Over 7500
  • Self: Car; Australian Super account
  • Spouse/partner: Car; Spirit Super
Gifts
  • Self: Foxtel - electorate office; Chairmans Lounge membership; Virgin Lounge membership
  • Spouse/partner: Chairmans Lounge membership; Virgin Lounge membership
Memberships Conflict Possible
  • Self: Donor- Fred Hollows Foundation; Leighlands Christian School - donation
Salary

We estimate Anne Urquhart 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: $142,821
  • Printing and Communications: $31,455
  • Office Consumables and Services: $14,953
  • Publications: $4,029
  • Parliamentary Duties: $588
  • Travel Allowance: $8,079
  • Parking: $134
  • Private-Plated Vehicle: $5,308
  • COMCAR: $616
  • Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $201
  • Telecommunications - Usage: $657
  • Fares: $10,231
  • Domestic Travel: $19,056
  • Office Facilities - Not stated: $47,515
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