Skip to content

AUSPOLLIEWATCH EVERY CLAIM LINKS TO ITS SOURCE · NOT A SCORECARD

Portrait of Josh Wilson

Josh Wilson

Australian Labor Party · House of Representatives · Fremantle (WA) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Joshua Hamilton Wilson was born on 5 June 1972 in Westminster, London, and as a child lived in India and Long Island, New York, before moving to Fremantle. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Arts (Honours) from the University of Melbourne.

Background encyclopedia

Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy; Assistant Minister for Emergency Management in the Second Albanese ministry, sworn in on 13 May 2025. Australian Labor Party MP for Fremantle.

Federal ministry Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy · Assistant Minister for Emergency Management (Second Albanese ministry). [the ministry] [source]

2025 election · Fremantle WILSON, Josh (Australian Labor Party) was elected with 39,427 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: WILSON, Josh (Australian Labor Party) 51,765, HULETT, Kate (Independent) 50,365. [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 official record

In his September 2016 first speech, Josh Wilson said 'indefinite detention is wrong' and that 'the operation of the centres at Nauru and Manus Island has been unacceptable,' arguing that 'creating a properly constituted regional settlement framework is possible.'

Votes on record · 1

Economic nationalism news report

Josh Wilson has advocated for Australian shipbuilding and sovereign industrial capacity, saying that "as an island continent nation, we need to have that sovereign capacity, both in terms of the industrial side of it and the workforce and skills side of it." He said he is glad to be part of a government delivering an Australian strategic fleet because the nation "can't go without that capacity," referencing the shipbuilding hub at Henderson in his electorate.

Foreign policy & aid own statement

In a statement dated 8 February 2024, Wilson said of Israel's military campaign in Gaza that 'not every military action constitutes self defence. The wholesale destruction of Gaza is not self defence', and called for the violence to end, describing the killing of civilians as wrong.

Citizenship (s44 eligibility) own statement

Born in London, Wilson held British citizenship and applied to renounce it shortly after his 2016 endorsement, with the renunciation registered effective 29 June 2016 (after the close of nominations). Referred to the High Court, he resigned in May 2018 following the Gallagher ruling and won the resulting Fremantle 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.