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Deborah O'Neill

Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW

Currently sitting

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Seat and party history (2)
  • Australian Labor Party - NSW (Senate) - 13 Nov 2013 to present
  • Australian Labor Party - Robertson (House) - 21 Aug 2010 to 7 Sep 2013
  • Seat and party records: OpenAustralia member data.

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

Compared with other members

Deborah O'Neill compared with all 76 sitting senators.

Questions asked in Question Time

Higher than 82% of senators
This member
17
Average
10.4
Median
10

Debates spoken in

Lower than 64% of senators
This member
32
Average
44.8
Median
40

Votes cast

Higher than 64% of senators
This member
912
Average
743.0
Median
730

Share of divisions voted in

Higher than 61% of senators
This member
81%
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

Other Parliamentary Activity

About this page

This page tracks Deborah O'Neill'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.