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Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 26 April 1964) is an Australian politician serving as the 33rd Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives since 2022. A member of the Labor Party, she represents the New South Wales Division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives since the 2013 election.

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Voted for

a carbon price increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace a minerals resource rent tax increasing protection of Australia's fresh water increasing the age pension increasing restrictions on gambling removing children from immigration detention increasing the diversity of media ownership decreasing the gender pay gap letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions

Mixed / less clear

parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic increasing support for the Australian shipping industry increasing transparency of big business by making information public restricting foreign ownership stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural) increasing marine conservation increasing consumer protections increasing investment in renewable energy a transition plan for coal workers implementing refugee and protection conventions

Voted against

temporary protection visas increasing or removing the Government debt limit privatising government-owned assets increasing the price of subsidised medicine an emissions reduction fund increasing funding for road infrastructure decreasing ABC and SBS funding deregulating undergraduate university fees increasing accessibility of government data and documents increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts charging postgraduate research students fees

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

2026-09-17 – 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 – 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)
2026-08-20 – Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)

Most recent No votes

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)
2026-09-16 – Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026 (Tax/Economy/Finance)
2026-09-10 – Disallowance motion
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 – News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026 (Communications/Tech/Media)
2026-08-19 – Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 (Health)
2026-08-19 – Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 (Health)

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Self: Location: Newcastle · Purpose: Residential; Location: Canberra · Purpose: Residential

Directorships

Self: EMILY'S LIST (AUSTRALIA) INC.

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Home Mortgage x2 · Creditor: NAB

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Complete Access Account · Institution: CBA; Nature Of Account: Offset Account · Institution: NAB; Nature Of Account: Savings Accounts x3 · Institution: Newcastle Permanent Building Society

Other Assets Over 7500

Self: AMP Whole of Life Plan; Australian Super

Memberships Conflict Possible

Self: QANTAS Chairman's Lounge; Virgin Beyond Membership; Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch); Community and Public Sector Union; EMILY's List Australia; Australian Republican Movement

Salary

We estimate Sharon Claydon received a parliamentary salary of: $287,120

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: $200,800
Office Consumables and Services: $14,736
Printing and Communications: $72,126
Publications: $885
Private-Plated Vehicle: $5,528
COMCAR: $1,396
Telecommunications - Usage: $719
Telecommunications - Residential - Official: $436
Travel Allowance: $6,926
Fares: $5,793
Parliamentary Duties: $345
Domestic Travel: $32,232
Parliamentary Delegations: $16,716
Office Facilities - Not stated: $42,961

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