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Fatima Payman

Australia's Voice Senator for WA

Currently sitting

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Seat and party history (3)
  • Australia's Voice - WA (Senate) - 9 Oct 2024 to present
  • Independent - WA (Senate) - 4 Jul 2024 to 9 Oct 2024
  • Australian Labor Party - WA (Senate) - 21 May 2022 to 4 Jul 2024
  • Seat and party records: OpenAustralia member data.

Contact

Office: (08) 6245 3322

Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Level 7, Suite 4 and 5, 1 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000

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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

Fatima Payman compared with all 76 sitting senators.

Questions asked in Question Time

Higher than 71% of senators
This member
15
Average
10.4
Median
10

Debates spoken in

Higher than 75% of senators
This member
55
Average
44.8
Median
40

Votes cast

Higher than 53% of senators
This member
763
Average
743.0
Median
730

Share of divisions voted in

Lower than 50% of senators
This member
68%
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 Fatima Payman'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.