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Portrait of Barnaby Joyce

Barnaby Joyce

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party · House of Representatives · New England (NSW) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Barnaby Joyce was born in 1967 in Tamworth, New South Wales, to farmers James Joyce (born in Dunedin, New Zealand, who migrated to Australia in 1947) and Beryl Joyce. He was raised as one of six children on a sheep and cattle property near Woolbrook, attended Woolbrook Public School, boarded at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney, and graduated from the University of New England, Armidale, with a Bachelor of Financial Administration in 1989.

Background official record

Farm worker 1989-91, accountant 1991-94, rural banker 1994-98, then self-employed accountant. Senator for Queensland from 2005; Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister 2016-2018 and 2021-2022, with ministries in the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments.

2025 election · New England JOYCE, Barnaby (The Nationals) was elected with 59,711 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: JOYCE, Barnaby (The Nationals) 76,680, HUGHES, Laura (Labor) 37,666. [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

In September 2015 Joyce called for Australia to accept more Syrian refugees, with a preference to prioritise Christian refugees. In 2016 he opposed One Nation's proposed Muslim immigration ban, and he is opposed to banning the burqa.

Votes on record · 1

Faith & religion encyclopedia

Barnaby Joyce is a Roman Catholic.

Economic nationalism news report

Barnaby Joyce has stated a preference for Australian ownership of agricultural assets, saying "My preference is always for the Australian people to be owner of the Australian asset" and "I'll never work to the exclusion of foreign investment but my preference is always for the Australian owner of the Australian asset." He supported blocking selected foreign bids (e.g. Kidman & Co) and warned against monopolistic foreign control of agricultural infrastructure.

Foreign policy & aid news report

On 10 August 2018, Joyce defended Australia's foreign aid budget, saying Australia needs to support island nations 'otherwise the Chinese government will just move in there and support them.'

Citizenship (s44 eligibility) encyclopedia

Held New Zealand citizenship by descent from his father, which the High Court found rendered him ineligible under section 44; his 2016 election was declared invalid on 27 October 2017. Having renounced his New Zealand citizenship, he won the December 2017 New England by-election.

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.