edited
27th Oct 2024
Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Student debt
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
Steve Georganas and Bert Van Manen have voted the same way 4% of the time
Steve Georganas
Australian Labor Party Representative for Adelaide since May 2019
Bert Van Manen
Liberal Party Representative for Forde since August 2010
Since August 2010 Steve Georganas and Bert Van Manen have voted in the same division 1743 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1676 times. They have only voted the same 67 times.
How do their votes on policies compare?
Policies are groups of votes related to an issue. We only show policies where we have enough information on both people.
Always voted the same way on
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- Compulsory income management for welfare recipients
- Considering motions on Gaza (2023-24) (procedural)
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Transgender rights
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A character test for Australian visas
- A citizenship test
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- A transition plan for coal workers
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Carbon farming
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Privatising certain government services
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- Temporary protection visas
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
- Vehicle efficiency standards
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1676 times. They have only voted the same 67 times.
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edited 22nd Sep 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Differences of opinion with the Government on questions of policy
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 6th Oct 2024
Motions - Middle East - Adjourn debate
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2024
Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - End native forest logging
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2024
Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - Improved grants reporting
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 24th Aug 2024
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 35% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Second Reading
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 34% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Mr Bates' amendment
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 29th Feb 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2024
Business - Rearrangement - Put the question
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Close loopholes
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Climate Change: Threat and Risk Assessment - Let a vote happen
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 1st Dec 2023
Motions - Whistleblower Protection - Let a vote happen
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 65% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2023
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2023
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Appontment process
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Workplace diversity program
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 8th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Decline bill; respond to Robodebt Royal Commission report
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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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
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Independent selection process
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Penalities and indemnity
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Motions - Climate Change - Don't let a vote happen
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 10th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Misleading and deceptive advertising
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 52% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Proportion of grants to regional, rural and remote Australia
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Review process in 2025
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Housing crisis
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Free universal early childhood education and care
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Motions - Taxation - Don't let a vote happen
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Inequality
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Schedule of reasonable charges
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets needed
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - On new fossil fuel projects
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Human Rights Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ people
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Teachers
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
3 rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 3rd Jun 2021
Motions - Department of Defence - Don't let a vote happen
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2021
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Raise Jobseeker Payment
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - ISDS clauses
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Consideration in Detail - Maintain Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding
Steve Georganas voted No
Bert Van Manen voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Steve Georganas voted Yes
Bert Van Manen voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance