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Portrait of Andrew Hastie

Andrew Hastie

Liberal Party · House of Representatives · Canning (WA) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Andrew William Hastie was born on 30 September 1982 in Wangaratta, Victoria, to a schoolteacher mother and a father who was a church pastor. After the family moved to Sydney's inner west, he attended Ashbury Public School and The Scots College. He earned an honours degree in history through the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, having begun his military career as an officer cadet in 2001, and completed officer training at Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 2006.

Background official record

Army officer 2007-2015, trained at ADFA and Duntroon, deployed to Afghanistan as a troop commander in the SAS Regiment. Shadow Minister for Defence 2022-2025 and Home Affairs 2025; Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House, Shadow Cabinet Minister and Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability from 17 February 2026.

2025 election · Canning HASTIE, Andrew (Liberal) was elected with 42,794 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: HASTIE, Andrew (Liberal) 56,917, GOOLD, Jarrad (Australian Labor Party) 43,730. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

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AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration news report

Andrew Hastie has stated that Australia's immigration numbers are 'too high, while the standards are too low,' arguing population growth has outpaced infrastructure and pressured housing and services and that 'the system needs a massive overhaul' (March 2026). In October 2025 he resigned from the Liberal shadow frontbench, saying he could not remain Shadow Home Affairs Minister 'and remain silent on immigration policy.'

Votes on record · 1

Faith & religion encyclopedia

Hastie is a Christian and has cited his Christian faith as informing his policy views such as on individual freedoms.

Economic nationalism news report

Andrew Hastie, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability, has argued for rebuilding Australian manufacturing as a matter of sovereignty, stating "Our need for a reborn Australian manufacturing sector is now vital. Our sovereignty depends upon it, our allies and partners depend upon it." He defined self-reliance as "the ability of Australia to domestically manufacture the goods and services we need," said "if globalisation led to the offshoring of Australian manufacturing, then the new geopolitical disorder can bring it back home," and called for governments to support and "pick winners" in industry.

Foreign policy & aid encyclopedia

Hastie has written that 'Communist China' rather than Islamic terrorism would be the real security concern of the 21st century. In May 2020 he signed a letter condemning what it called an assault on Hong Kong's autonomy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Disclosed donations

Donations disclosed directly to this member in AEC Member of Parliament returns. 2024-25: $1,000 across 1 donor(s). Note: member returns capture only donations made directly to the member, not money received via a party; figures are partial.

Disclosed total: $1,000 AUD

DonorAmount (AUD)FY
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the premier professional rugby league competition in Australia and New Zealand, administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is the governing body for the sport in Australia.
$1,0002024-25

Record last updated 2026-10-10.