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4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Fawcett voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 93% attendance
David Fawcett
Liberal Party Senator for SA since July 2011
Rebels 0.1% of the time explain rebellions 70% attendance explain attendance
Before being Liberal Party Senator for SA, David Fawcett was Liberal Party Representative for Wakefield.
How do they vote?
Voted consistently for
- A character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- An emissions reduction fund
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)
- Funding the national school chaplaincy program
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing the price of tobacco
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
- Nuclear energy
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Privatising certain government services
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Privatising the ABC
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- Temporary protection visas
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Voted almost always for
- A declared area offence
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Australia's timber industry
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Offshore oil mining
- Offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Senate electoral reform
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- Unconventional gas mining
- Uranium export
Voted generally for
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Compulsory income management for welfare recipients
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Voluntary student union fees
Voted a mixture of for and against
- A publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute
Voted generally against
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Procedural fairness
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Strengthening gun control laws
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Tobacco plain packaging
Voted almost always against
- A carbon price
- A Royal Commission into banking
- Building community climate change resilience
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Considering motions on Gaza (2023-24) (procedural)
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Transgender rights
Voted consistently against
- A federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- A review of our representatives' eligibility
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A transition plan for coal workers
- An independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- Buffer zones around abortion clinics
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Carbon farming
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Ending illegal logging
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing funding for legal aid
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing protections for franchisees
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing workplace protections
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Making sanitary items GST-free
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Protecting whales within Australian waters
- Public transport
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Refugee family reunification
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Self-governance of the territories
- Stem cell research
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- The federal government calling for a ceasefire in Gaza (2023-24)
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- The use of strong encryption technologies
- Transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Using natural resource wealth for the benefit of all Australians
- Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on
- A Royal Commission into Robodebt
- A travel ban on people from certain countries
- An independent NDIS assessment process
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- An NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Banning all investment in cluster munitions
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Banning the sale of non-therapeutic vapes
- Building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- Climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- Decreasing government funding for private schools
- Ending Governor-General allowances for serious misconduct
- Ending indexation on student debt (vocational and tertiary)
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Fee-free university and TAFE education
- Implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
- Increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing federal government support for childcare
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing support for community radio and TV
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the age pension
- Increasing workplace protections for women
- Introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)
- Investing in climate science
- Legalising pepper spray
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- MacMines' proposed China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- Making Australians working overseas repay their student debts
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- Paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads
- Pill testing
- Placing the CFMEU into administration
- Promoting multiculturalism
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the courts
- The Murray Darling Basin Plan
- Universal access to abortion services
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Please note that our voting records start in February 2006.
Rebel votes
David Fawcett has voted against the majority of their party 5 times since February 2006. explain rebellions
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
David Fawcett voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a modest majority
7 rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - in Committee - Agree with the bill
David Fawcett voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a modest majority
7 rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Fawcett voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a large majority
7 rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
David Fawcett voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a large majority
7 rebellions 71% attendance
Free votes
David Fawcett has taken part in 26 free votes since February 2006. explain “Free Votes”
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Approval and importation of drugs
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Limitation of power
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Inclusion in annual reports
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Annual report
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Introduce threshold
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Sections 28F and 28G
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Stage 2 licences
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of mitochondrial donation licence
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of gene technology
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Documents - Queensland: Abortion - Let a vote happen
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - No obligation to solemnise marriage
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Civil celebrants' right to refuse
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Religious organisations
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Charities
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Defence chaplains
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - "Freedom" amendments
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Religious marriage celebrants
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Religious and conscientious protection
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Consideration in Detail - Offence of using precursor cells
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 — Consideration in Detail — Offence of using precursor cells
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Consideration in Detail - Amend the current process
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
David Fawcett voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
David Fawcett voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Senator could have attended.
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Matters of Urgency — Aukus
David Fawcett was absent
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
David Fawcett was absent
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
David Fawcett was absent
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Matters of Public Importance — Australia’s Future Prosperity
David Fawcett voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Leader of the Opposition
David Fawcett voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Leader of the Opposition
David Fawcett voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
Compare David Fawcett with someone else
Shows people in order of those who voted always the same as David Fawcett (100% agreement) to those who never voted the same (0% agreement).
We only compare those votes where both people attended. This may reveal relationships between people that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | Slade Brockman | Liberal Party Senator for WA |
| 100% | Claire Chandler | Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania |
| 100% | Peter Dutton | Liberal Party Representative for Dickson |
| 100% | James McGrath | Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland |
| 100% | Jacinta Nampijinpa Price | Country Liberal Party Senator for NT |