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Mary Aldred (born 9 March 1983) is an Australian politician from the Liberal Party. She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Monash after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election. On 12 November 2023, Aldred beat Russell Broadbent for the Liberal preselection. She went on to defeat Broadbent and the Labor candidate to retain Monash for the Liberals at the 2025 federal election. Aldred endorsed Sussan Ley in the 2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election.

Aldred was the founding CEO of the Committee for Gippsland and has been CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia.

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Voted for

criminalising hate symbols suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural) criminalising hate speech increasing accessibility of government data and documents maintaining or increasing defence spending

Mixed / less clear

increasing investment in the coal industry protecting whistleblowers increasing freedom of political communication net zero emissions by 2050 protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats unconventional gas mining more scrutiny of intelligence services & police ending government investment in fossil fuels

Voted against

increasing parliamentary scrutiny of laws procedural fairness reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status 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

2026-10-14 – 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)
2026-08-20 – Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 (Defence/National Security)
2026-08-19 – News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-08-19 – Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 (Health)
2026-08-19 – Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026 (Foreign Affairs/Trade)

Most recent No votes

2026-09-17 – Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans’ Healthcare Without Caps) Bill 2026 (Social Security/Welfare)
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)
2026-09-16 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-09-14 – Statute Update Bill 2026
2026-09-14 – Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-09-14 – Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-09-10 – Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-09-10 – Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-08-20 – Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026 (Education)

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Self: Location: Warragul · Purpose: Residential home.; Location: Port Melbourne · Purpose: Investment property.

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on residential home. · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank.; Nature Of Liability: Mortgage on investment property. · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank.; Nature Of Liability: MasterCard credit card. · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank.; Nature Of Liability: Amex credit card. · Creditor: American Express.

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Savings Account · Institution: Commonwealth Bank.; Nature Of Account: Offset Account · Institution: Commonwealth Bank.

Other Assets Over 7500

Self: Car.

Gifts

Self: Qantas Chairman's Lounge.; Virgin Beyond Lounge.

Memberships Conflict Possible

Self: Hawthorn Football Club.

Salary

We estimate Mary Aldred 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: $253,490
Printing and Communications: $105,004
Office Consumables and Services: $46,772
Publications: $7,476
Travel Allowance: $8,694
Parking: $1,771
Private-Plated Vehicle: $6,397
COMCAR: $884
Telecommunications - Usage: $575
Fares: $7,530
Domestic Travel: $42,734
Office Facilities - Not stated: $25,654

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