Voting Guidance – 2023 State Election (Abortion Bill 2019)

Courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald, here’s list of NSW MPs and which way they voted for the abortion bill (formally known as “Abortion Law Reform Act 2019 No 11”) on the 8th August 2019.

After passing the lower house, The bill was passed by the upper house on the 26 September 2019 and became law on the 2nd October 2019.

If you are in NSW, get to know who to vote for (and who not to vote for) in our next state election (25 March 2023).

These MPs voted Yes for the abortion bill to pass:

MP Party Seat
Jenny Aitchison ALP Maitland
John Barilaro NAT Monaro
Roy Butler SFF Barwon
Anoulack Chanthivong ALP Macquarie Fields
Stephanie Cooke NAT Cootamundra
Adam Crouch LIB Terrigal
Victor Dominello LIB Ryde
Kevin Anderson NAT Tamworth
Clayton Barr ALP Cessnock
Prue Car ALP Londonderry
Justin Clancy LIB Albury
Sophie Cotsis ALP Canterbury
Michael Daley ALP Maroubra
Philip Donato SFF Orange
Stuart Ayres LIB Penrith
Gladys Berejiklian LIB Willoughby
Yasmin Catley ALP Swansea
Andrew Constance LIB Bega
Timothy Crakanthorp ALP Newcastle
Helen Dalton SFF Murray
Trisha Doyle ALP Blue Mountains
Lee Evans LIB Heathcote
Christopher Gulaptis NAT Clarence
Jodie Harrison ALP Charlestown
Alister Henskens LIB Ku-ring-gai
Jenny Leong GRN Newtown
Jodi McKay ALP Strathfield
Marjorie Spooner O’Neill ALP Coogee
Melinda Pavey NAT Oxley
Janelle Saffin ALP Lismore
Alex Greenwich IND Sydney
Shelley Hancock LIB South Coast
Jo Haylen ALP Summer Hill
Ron Hoenig ALP Heffron
Paul Lynch ALP Liverpool
David Mehan ALP The Entrance
Ryan Park ALP Keira
Greg Piper IND Lake Macquarie
Dugald Saunders NAT Dubbo
James Griffin LIB Manly
David Harris ALP Wyong
Brad Hazzard LIB Wakehurst
Matt Kean LIB Hornsby
Adam Marshall NAT Northern Tablelands
Chris Minns ALP Kogarah
Jamie Parker GRN Balmain
Geoffrey Provest NAT Tweed
Paul Scully ALP Wollongong
Gurmesh Singh NAT Coffs Harbour
Paul Toole NAT Bathurst
Greg Warren ALP Campbelltown
Leslie Williams NAT Port Macquarie
Tamara Smith GRN Ballina
Lynda Voltz ALP Auburn
Kate Washington ALP Port Stephens
Felicity Wilson LIB North Shore
Liesl Tesch ALP Gosford
Gareth Ward LIB Kiama
Anna Watson ALP Shellharbour

These MPs voted No to the bill:

MP Party Seat
Edmond Atalla ALP Mount Druitt
Kevin Conolly LIB Riverstone
David Elliott LIB Baulkham Hills
Michael Johnsen NAT Upper Hunter
Geoffrey Lee LIB Parramatta
Stephen Bali ALP Blacktown
Tanya Davies LIB Mulgoa
Julia Finn ALP Granville
Steve Kamper ALP Rockdale
Wendy Lindsay LIB East Hills
Stephen Bromhead NAT Myall Lakes
Jihad Dib ALP Lakemba
Melania Gibbons LIB Holsworthy
Nick Lalich ALP Cabramatta
Hugh McDermott ALP Prospect
Joe McGirr IND Wagga Wagga
Eleni Petinos LIB Miranda
Peter Sidgreaves LIB Camden
Mark Speakman LIB Cronulla
Wendy Tuckerman LIB Goulburn
Guy Zangari ALP Fairfield
Tania Mihailuk ALP Bankstown
Robyn Preston LIB Hawkesbury
John Sidoti LIB Drummoyne
Rob Stokes LIB Pittwater
Gabrielle Upton LIB Vaucluse
Dominic Perrottet LIB Epping
Anthony Roberts LIB Lane Cove
Nathaniel Smith LIB Wollondilly
Mark Taylor LIB Seven Hills
Ray Williams LIB Castle Hill

Patrick – member of Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/nsw-lower-house-votes-to-decriminalise-abortion-20190808-p52fbu.html