Australian Survivor most times voted against (VAP), career

Most times voted against (VAP) - career (AU)

By: Jeff Pitman | Last updated: September 4, 2025

Most times voted against, career - Shonee Bowtell

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Shonee Bowtell: AU3, AU5, AU8, AU11

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Times voted against (VAP), career: AU | US
Rank		Seasons	VAP	TCA	VO
1	Shonee Bowtell	AU3, AU5, AU8, AU11	36	56	5
2	George Mladenov	AU6, AU8, AU11	28	37	2
3	Nick Iadanza	AU1, AU5	26	13	2
4	Jordie Hansen	AU1, AU5	25	20	2
5-t	Moana Hope	AU3, AU5	24	17	2
5-t	AK Knight	AU2, AU5	24	21	2
7	Locky Gilbert	AU2, AU5	23	23	2
8	Andy Meldrum	AU4, AU7	22	6	2
9-t	Steve Khouw	AU3, AU8	20	10	2
9-t	Luke Toki*	AU2, AU4, AU11	20*	39*	2*
11-t	Michelle Dougan	AU2, AU5	19	17	2
11-t	Jacqui Patterson	AU2, AU5	19	15	2
11-t	Daisy Richardson	AU4, AU5	19	11	2
11-t	Flick Palmateer	AU6, AU8	19	23	2
15	Sharn Coombes	AU3, AU5	18	31	2
16-t	Mel Chiang	AU7	17	7	1
16-t	Gerry Geltch	AU8	17	17	2
16-t	Sarah Tilleke	AU2, AU11>	17	15	2
16-t	Zach Kozyrski	AU3, AU5>	17	18	2
16-t	Simon Mee	AU6, AU8>	17	19	2
16-t	Harry Hills	AU4, AU5>	17	25	2
16-t	David Genat	AU4, AU5, AU11	17	28	2

*Active player (in AU v The World). Complete through AU v The World, Episode 9. Special AU case: If contestant was voted out in a non-elimination vote, if the vote proceeded as a normal vote before the tribe was told it was a non-elim, then it counts as a time voted out (and the VAPs count). Click contestant name/picture to view their full contestant page.

VAP notes

VAP is Votes Against the Player, something a successful player probably tries to avoid, if at all possible. Even so, some fairly big names, including three winners, made the career numbers list. We've included the number of times voted out, for additional perspective. Ties broken first by # of times voted out, then by Tribals attended.

Important note: When you think about it, Phillip's racking up 17 votes against in Redemption Island, without ever being voted out, is pretty impressive. Ozzy had to get voted out three times just to tie that.
Final two special note: Although we now give VFB credit to the person at a final three vote who survives the Tribal Council without actually voting, neither that person nor the person voted out gets dinged for a VAP on those autovotes. The person voted out receives a single VAP, from the physical vote cast by the F3 IC winner.
Less-important note: It's fun to look back at the old seasons, when someone could only be voted out once. Quaint.

Glossary:

VAP: Votes Against the Player. The total number of tribal council votes cast against the contestant. Again, only initial votes count (no penalty for revotes), and here a hidden immunity idol (if played) erases the votes. In the special case of a final three tribal council above, only the F3 bootee receives a vote against.
VO: Times voted out. (This page is the only place we use this stat.)
TCA: Tribal council appearances. The number of times a contestant has attended tribal council (at which they voted).
TC%: Tribal Council percent. Attempts to reward voting for the bootee (which players controlling the vote almost always do), while punishing receiving votes yourself. The formula is: TC% = [VFB - (VAP/TotV)] / TCA.