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Tyron Whitten

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party · Senate · WA · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

In 2001 Tyron Whitten and his brother Clayton established Whittens, a privately owned earthworks and construction business operating in the resources, defence and infrastructure segments.

Background official record

Established the earthworks and construction business Whittens with his brother in 2001, working in resources, defence and infrastructure; his parliamentary biography lists his prior occupation simply as business owner in civil construction, and no public office before his 2025 election is on record.

Elected 2025 · WA WHITTEN, Tyron (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was declared elected 6th of 6 at the 2025 federal election. [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

A central theme. Speaking to the Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 on 26 November 2025 he backed a national vote on 'zero net migration for a period of five years', disputed the skills argument ('I have a background in construction, and I can assure you tradies are not sitting around waiting for a phone call') and framed the plebiscite as 'a reclamation of sovereignty'. On 22 June 2026 he called the latest figures 'the third-highest immigration figures in Australia's history' and the government's position 'managed decline'. In his first speech he said housing must return to 'a right for all Australians, not a speculative prize for foreign buyers, corporations or temporary residents'. He has explicitly disclaimed blaming migrants: 'For the record, we don't blame migrants ... We blame the people in here.'

Votes on record · 4

Economic nationalism official record

Argues for sovereign capability from agricultural input dependence. In a 24 March 2026 matter of urgency he noted Western Australia 'produces roughly 40 per cent of Australia's grain exports' while urea had gone 'from around $700 a tonne' to 'almost $1,400 a tonne'. In his first speech he described farmers as 'more than food producers ... stewards of our land and sea' crushed by 'overregulation, unfair trade, political shenanigans and global agendas', and said small business needs 'less red and green tape, lower taxes and a fair go'.

Foreign policy & aid official record

In a 25 March 2026 matter of public importance on the Australia-EU free trade agreement he said 'One Nation supports fair trade that is in Australians' interest, not free trade for the sake of globalism', attacking the agreement's secrecy and its binding Paris Agreement commitment. No record found on foreign aid.

Votes on record · 2

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 8

Welfare & social services recorded votes

Votes on record · 3

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Freedom of speech official record

Describes himself in his first speech as 'a free-speech absolutist within the bounds of respect and decency, not censorship and fear', and wants free speech 'in the Constitution'. On a 4 March 2026 motion on the Online Safety Act he supported removing child exploitation material and 'harsher punishments' but said the eSafety Commissioner's scope had expanded 'well and truly beyond the safety of children online' into 'a worldwide censorship machine'.

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order official record

In his first speech he said 'we must be tougher on violent offenders ... The law should be blind to everything except the offence.' On 29 June 2026, responding to a Queensland sentencing outcome in which the judge cited deportation risk as a mitigating factor, he said 'There is something rotten with the state of our judiciary' and attributed the outcome to 'the cult of multiculturalism - two different sets of rules'.

Votes on record · 7

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Nuclear & uranium official record

Argues for nuclear power on efficiency grounds. In a 10 March 2026 adjournment speech he called nuclear 'the most net-energy efficient and raw-material efficient source of power', with an energy return on investment 'possibly twice or more that of coal, gas or hydro', and 'one of the safest forms of power generation ... with the least environmental impact'.

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Housing & planning official record

On 26 November 2025 he said the government had 'betrayed the next generation', with young people facing 'million-dollar house prices' and home ownership now 'a distant and almost abstract dream'. In his first speech he said housing must be 'a right for all Australians, not a speculative prize for foreign buyers, corporations or temporary residents'.

Votes on record · 3

  • ✓Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025Liberal senator Wendy Askew's bill to make changes to Housing Australia's investment mandate — including the Home Guarantee Scheme — subject to parliamentary disallowance rather than ministerial direction alone.Second and third reading · Senate · carried 36–2526 Mar 2026 ↗
  • ✓Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024Liberal senator Andrew Bragg's bill to bar the Housing Australia Future Fund from dealing with the CFMEU or organisations connected with it, including the Cbus super fund.Second reading · Senate · negatived 26–3626 Mar 2026 ↗

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 6

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Transport & infrastructure recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Energy official record

Opposes offshore wind siting. In his first speech, on the Geographe Bay proposal: 'what lunatic thought it was a good idea to put a wind farm in the middle of a whale-birthing and nursery area?' He moved an order for production of documents on the Scott River Wind Farm on 10 March 2026.

Votes on record · 1

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Animal welfare official record

Opposes ending live sheep exports ('Keep the sheep'). In his first speech he attacked renewables siting on animal-impact grounds: 'If your plan to save the planet kills baby whales and requires the clubbing to death of koalas that are in the way ... maybe it's not such a good plan.'

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.