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Dave Sharma

Liberal Party Senator for NSW

Currently sitting

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Seat and party history (2)
  • Liberal Party - NSW (Senate) - 30 Nov 2023 to present
  • Liberal Party - Wentworth (House) - 18 May 2019 to 21 May 2022
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7 Questions asked 0 Answers given 38 Debates spoken in 604 Votes recorded

These counts cover what is on this site only. They do not measure electorate work or committee work.

Compared with other members

Dave Sharma compared with all 76 sitting senators.

Questions asked in Question Time

Lower than 62% of senators
This member
7
Average
10.4
Median
10

Debates spoken in

Lower than 53% of senators
This member
38
Average
44.8
Median
40

Votes cast

Lower than 68% of senators
This member
604
Average
743.0
Median
730

Share of divisions voted in

Lower than 71% of senators
This member
54%
Average
69%
Median
69%

Read these with care

  • The median is the middle member: half did more, half did less. It is less affected by a few very active members than the average.
  • Ministers answer questions rather than ask them, and the presiding officers rarely vote, so their patterns differ.
  • Government backbenchers are often given arranged "Dorothy Dixer" questions, which raises their question counts.
  • Votes only record ayes and noes, so a missed vote cannot be told apart from a pair (an agreed absence).
  • Counts cover only what is on this site, and do not measure electorate or committee work. New members have less history.

Question Time

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About this page

This page tracks Dave Sharma's parliamentary activity: questions asked and answered in Question Time, debates spoken in, and votes in divisions. Summaries are in reported speech, not transcripts; each one links to the official record.