Alison Byrnes
Counted against the divisions held while they sat, not the whole parliament. Absence from a division is not abstention: pairing arrangements, leave and parliamentary duties are not distinguished in the official record. How these figures are computed.
Background
| Born | 5 Feb 1974, Wollongong, New South Wales |
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| Entered parliament | 21 May 2022 |
| Parliaments | 47th, 48th |
| Qualification | Institution |
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| Master of Management | University of Wollongong |
Occupations before parliament
| Role | Period |
|---|---|
| Senior Policy and Media Adviser | 2005 – 2022 |
Committee service
| Committee | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Industry, Science and Resources House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Petitions House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Selection House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
Memberships as the Parliamentary Handbook records them; current means no end date is recorded.
Election history
| Election | Electorate | Party | First pref % | Swing | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 federal election | Cunningham | Labor | 44.69 | +3.49 | Elected |
| 2022 federal election | Cunningham | Labor | 40.11 | -6.50 | Elected |
First-preference share of the formal vote at each event, matched by name within the member's state.
Parliamentary expenses
| Category | Apr-Jun 2026 | Jan-Mar 2026 | Oct-Dec 2025 | Jul-Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Facilities | $58,536 | $67,935 | $55,184 | $52,667 |
| Office Administration | $73,006 | $50,779 | $62,332 | $33,062 |
| Employee Travel | $16,592 | $11,486 | $5,912 | $7,243 |
| Travel Allowance | $8,933 | $8,916 | $6,118 | $6,360 |
| Other Car Costs | $5,539 | $4,382 | $4,181 | $3,989 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | $10,900 | $1,543 | $0 | $0 |
| Telecommunications | $645 | $484 | $562 | $736 |
| Unscheduled Commercial Transport | $136 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $174,288 | $145,524 | $134,290 | $104,057 |
Expenditure as the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority publishes it each quarter, in its own categories, rounded to the dollar. Travel distances, office locations and roles differ, so totals do not compare between members. IPEA's reports and notes.
Funding disclosures
| Election | Electorate | Donations | Donors | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 federal election | Cunningham | Nil return | ||
| 2022 federal election | Cunningham | Nil return | ||
Returns as lodged with the AEC: a candidate's return covers the gifts received and electoral expenditure for that election, a member's annual return the gifts received in the financial year. A nil return records no gifts or spending of the candidate's own. A party-endorsed candidate lodges one when the party or its campaign committee handled the campaign's money, and the party discloses it in its own returns. AEC Transparency Register.
Voting record 225 divisions
Photo: Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water) (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: Wikidata, Parliamentary Handbook, AEC (CC BY 4.0), IPEA (CC BY 3.0 AU), AEC disclosures (CC BY 4.0), They Vote For You (ODbL). Errors? Request a correction.