Christopher John Arnold Gatenby is an Australian politician and a Senator for Tasmania representing the Liberal Party. He was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the Parliament of Tasmania on 13 August 2026, to replace retiring Senator Wendy Askew. He will serve the remainder of Askew's term which will expire in 2028.
Gatenby was preselected for his Senate appointment on 8 August 2026. He was a senior advisor to Jeremy Rockliff, the state premier at the time. He was also formerly the party president of the Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party between August 2022 and 2023, and the chief of staff to federal Liberal minister Richard Colbeck in 2020. He previously contested the 2024 and 2025 state elections as one of Liberal Party candidates for the lower house seat of Bass, but he was not elected in either occasion.
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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.
- 2026-10-15 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
- 2026-10-15 – Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Immigration/Border)
- 2026-10-15 – Taxation of trusts (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-10-13 – Order for production of documents – Age Assurance Technology Trial (Government Accountability)
- 2026-10-13 – Order for production of documents – Australian Electoral Commission—Ministerial submissions (Electoral/Democracy)
- 2026-10-13 – Order for production of documents – eSafety Commissioner—Freedom.gov service (Government Accountability)
- 2026-10-13 – Urgency motion - Mining approval processes (Climate/Environment)
- 2026-10-13 – Urgency motion - Invasive species (Agriculture/Biosecurity)
- 2026-10-12 – Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 (Education)
- 2026-10-12 – Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 (Education)
- 2026-10-15 – Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill 2026; Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026 (Justice/Crime/Law)
- 2026-10-15 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
- 2026-10-15 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
- 2026-10-15 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
- 2026-10-15 – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (Aged Care/Disability)
- 2026-10-15 – Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2026 (Social Security/Welfare)
- 2026-10-12 – Urgency motion - cost-of-living relief - publicly owned supermarkets (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-09-17 – Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 (Defence/National Security)
- 2026-09-16 – A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Amendment (No Jab No Pay Repeal) Bill 2025 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
- 2026-09-15 – Introduction of Red Lines Package Omnibus Bill 2026
- Location: West Launceston · Purpose For Which Owned: Residence (joint with spouse)
- Location: Newnham · Purpose For Which Owned: Investment property (with spouse)
- Location: Newstead · Purpose For Which Owned: Investment property (with spouse)
- Location: St Helens · Purpose For Which Owned: Investment property (with spouse)
- Name Of Company: CBA
- Name Of Company: Alcoa
- Name Of Company: Doge/Bitcoin
- Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residence · Creditor: ANZ
- Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on investment properties x 3 · Creditor: ANZ
- Nature Of Liability: Credit card · Creditor: Westpac
- Nature Of Account: Savings · Name Of Bank Institution: Westpac
- Nature Of Account: Cash investment · Name Of Bank Institution: Westpac
- Nature Of Account: Share trading · Name Of Bank Institution: Westpac
- Nature Of Account: Offset · Name Of Bank Institution: ANZ
- Nature Of Account: Savings · Name Of Bank Institution: Lloyds Bank
- Nature Of Account: Savings (joint with family) · Name Of Bank Institution: CBA
- Name Of Other Asset: Life Insurance – AIA
- Name Of Other Asset: Private Pension (UK) – Scottish Widows
- Name Of Other Asset: Private Pension (UK) – AVIVA
- Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation – Guild Group (Life, TPD, IP)
- Name Of Other Asset: Superannuation – PSSAP (Life, TPD)
- Name Of Other Asset: Potential Future National Insurance Pension (UK)
- Name Of Other Asset: Motor vehicle
- Name Of Income: Rental income from investment properties
- Name Of Organisation: Vice-President, Trevallyn Branch, Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party
- Name Of Organisation: Bass Electorate Executive, Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party
- Name Of Organisation: Fellow, Institute of Managers and Leaders
- Name Of Organisation: Life Member, Midland Agricultural Association
- Name Of Organisation: Donor, Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party
- Name Of Organisation: Donor, ‘Partner’, Gatenby Investment Trust
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Liberal Party of Australia (Tas Division)
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Launceston Chamber of Commerce
- Name Of Organisation: Member, North Melbourne Football Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Tasmania Devils Football Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Tasmanian Online Lions Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Harvest Market, Launceston
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Tasmanian Turf Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Melbourne Cricket Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Old Launcestonians Football Club Social
- Name Of Organisation: Associate Member, Northern Midlands Business Association (free)
- Name Of Organisation: Member, The Launceston Club
- Name Of Organisation: Member, Friends of QVMAG
- Name Of Organisation: Old Geelong Grammarian
- Name Of Organisation: Old Launcestonian
We estimate Chris Gatenby 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.
Expenses data not available for this period.
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