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Portrait of Angus Taylor

Angus Taylor

Liberal Party · House of Representatives · Hume (NSW) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Angus James Taylor was born on 30 September 1966 in Cooma, New South Wales, the son of Anne and Peter Taylor, and grew up with three brothers on the family farm "Bobingah" in Nimmitabel. He completed primary school at Nimmitabel's local primary school and boarded at The King's School, Parramatta, then earned a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

Background official record

Partner at McKinsey & Co 1994-2001; co-founder and adviser of Farm Partnerships Australia and Growth Farms; Rhodes Scholar. Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, then Energy and Emissions Reduction, in the Turnbull and Morrison governments; Shadow Treasurer 2022-2025 and Shadow Minister for Defence 2025-26. Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party from 13 February 2026.

2025 election · Hume TAYLOR, Angus (Liberal) was elected with 43,615 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: TAYLOR, Angus (Liberal) 57,747, HUANG, Thomas (Labor) 41,720. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration encyclopedia

On becoming Liberal Party leader in February 2026, Taylor named immigration his top priority and called for lower immigration and a policy that "puts the interests of Australians first," stating Australia should deny access of immigrants from high risk regions who bring violence and hate.

Votes on record · 1

Foreign policy & aid news report

As Shadow Defence Minister, Taylor said on 15 July 2025 that Australia should raise its defence budget from around 2.3% of GDP to at least 3%, that this is vital to support commitments under the AUKUS pact, and that Australia must be prepared to act on Taiwan's security with clear, principled commitments from Canberra.

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.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.