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    Emma McBride

    Assistant Minister for Mental Health & Rural and Regional Health

    LaborDobell, NSWIncumbent

    Biography

    Background and political history

    A pharmacist, Emma McBride unseated Dobell in 2016 after working as deputy director of pharmacy at Wyong Hospital. She now drives the government's 10-Year Mental-Health Strategy and sits on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the NDIS.

    Policy Positions

    Key issues and stances

    Mental Health

    Regional access

    Head-to-Health hubs and Workforce Incentive Program.


    NDIS

    Participant first

    Stronger safeguards & early-intervention pathways.


    Climate

    Renewables jobs

    Central Coast clean-energy training hub.

    Voting History

    Recent votes on key legislation

    Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Bill 2023

    2023-06-01YES

    Funded 58 bulk-billed clinics

    Climate Change Bill 2022

    2022-08-04YES

    43 % target

    NACC Bill 2022

    2022-11-30YES

    Integrity body

    Election History

    Past election results

    YearElectorateResultVote %
    2022DobellWon55.2%
    2019DobellWon54.4%

    Contact Information

    Get in touch with Emma McBride

    Office Address

    204/12 Jarrett St, North Gosford NSW 2250