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Portrait of Dai Le

Dai Le

Independent · House of Representatives · Fowler (NSW) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Dai Trang Le was born on 1 April 1968 in Saigon and arrived in Australia in 1979 as a refugee of the Vietnam War, after fleeing Saigon in April 1975 and spending four years with her family in refugee camps in the Philippines and Hong Kong. She attended St Mary Star of the Sea College in Wollongong and later Cerdon College in Merrylands, where she completed her Higher School Certificate, then completed a Bachelor of Arts at Macquarie University, majoring in political science. Before entering politics she worked as an ABC journalist.

Background official record

Journalist 1991-2008, including with the ABC, then business owner 2014-2022. Elected to Fairfield City Council in 2012; deputy mayor 2021-22 and again from 2024.

2025 election · Fowler LE, Dai (Independent) was elected with 31,108 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: LE, Dai (Independent) 48,956, LE, Tu (Labor) 43,982. [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 own statement

Le, an independent and former refugee, takes a conditional view of migration, saying that if migration places are increased the government 'has the duty to ensure that there are immediate plans to build more housing, more public transport infrastructure and more local services,' and that government should 'first look locally.' She notes her electorate resettled nearly 10,000 refugees without additional infrastructure funding, and pledges to celebrate cultural diversity.

Votes on record · 1

Faith & religion encyclopedia

Dai Le is a lapsed Catholic who has stated she still believes in God and prays to the Virgin Mary, crediting her election win to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Economic nationalism own statement

Dai Le has advocated for support of local small and medium manufacturing businesses, noting "Manufacturing is the largest employer in Fowler, standing at 40% yet the plan doesn't really invest in our local community, many of whom are small to medium sized manufacturing companies." She criticised the Future Made in Australia plan as inadequately supporting local manufacturers facing rising utility and input costs.

Citizenship (s44 eligibility) news report

After her 2022 election, questions were raised about her section 44 eligibility; she stated on her AEC declaration that she had never been a subject or citizen of any country other than Australia and confirmed the AEC accepted her nomination, rejecting suggestions of ineligibility.

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.