Sharon Claydon
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 | 26 Apr 1964, Camperdown, New South Wales |
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| Entered parliament | 7 Sep 2013 |
| Parliaments | 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th |
| Qualification | Institution |
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| Bachelor of Arts Honours | University of Sydney |
Occupations before parliament
| Role |
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| Disability support worker |
| Social anthropologist |
| Electorate officer |
Positions held
| Role | Ministry | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker | current | ||
| Member of the Speaker's Panel | current |
Committee service
| Committee | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (Aboriginal Affairs before 4.5.1992) House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Appropriations and Administration House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| National Capital and External Territories Joint Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Privileges and Members' Interests House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Selection House of Representatives Standing | Member | 28 Jul 2022 | current |
| Parliamentary Standards Joint Select | Chair from 4 Aug 2022 | 17 Feb 2022 | current |
| Social Media and Online Safety House of Representatives Select | Member | 2 Dec 2021 | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Implementation of the National Redress Scheme Joint Select | Deputy Chair from 5 Dec 2019 to 11 Apr 2022 | 24 Oct 2019 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Parliamentary Library Joint Standing | Member | 23 Jul 2019 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Joint Select | Deputy Chair from 15 Feb 2018 to 2 Apr 2019 | 7 Dec 2017 | 2 Apr 2019 |
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Standing | Member | 15 Sep 2016 | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Indigenous Affairs House of Representatives Standing | Member | 15 Sep 2016 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Social Policy and Legal Affairs House of Representatives Standing | Deputy Chair from 23 Jul 2019 to 11 Apr 2022 | 15 Sep 2016 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Indigenous Affairs House of Representatives Standing | Member | 19 Oct 2015 | 9 May 2016 |
| Appropriations and Administration House of Representatives Standing | Member | 4 Dec 2013 | 9 May 2016 |
| Public Works Joint Statutory | Member | 4 Dec 2013 | 9 May 2016 |
| Publications House of Representatives Standing | Member | 4 Dec 2013 | 9 May 2016 |
| Social Policy and Legal Affairs House of Representatives Standing | Deputy Chair | 4 Dec 2013 | 9 May 2016 |
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 | Newcastle | Labor | 45.31 | +1.25 | Elected |
| 2022 federal election | Newcastle | Labor | 44.07 | -1.66 | Elected |
| 2019 federal election | Newcastle | Labor | 45.73 | -1.39 | Elected |
| 2016 federal election | Newcastle | Labor | 47.12 | +2.83 | Elected |
| 2013 federal election | Newcastle | Labor | 43.73 | -4.16 | 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 Administration | $87,748 | $39,829 | $90,047 | $61,005 |
| Office Facilities | $42,961 | $46,268 | $49,910 | $42,659 |
| Employee Travel | $32,232 | $26,743 | $29,880 | $24,089 |
| International Travel | $16,716 | $127 | $16,927 | $0 |
| Travel Allowance | $6,926 | $7,734 | $7,734 | $11,144 |
| Other Car Costs | $6,924 | $6,157 | $9,836 | $6,492 |
| Scheduled Commercial Transport | $5,793 | $5,074 | $5,102 | $4,231 |
| Telecommunications | $1,155 | $1,267 | $761 | $1,145 |
| Unscheduled Commercial Transport | $345 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $200,800 | $133,200 | $210,198 | $150,765 |
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 | Newcastle | Nil return | ||
| 2022 federal election | Newcastle | Nil return | ||
| 2019 federal election | Newcastle | Nil return | ||
| 2016 federal election | Newcastle | Nil return | ||
| 2013 federal election | Newcastle | 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 194 divisions
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.