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6th Oct 2024
Motions - Middle East - Adjourn debate
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
David Coleman and Meryl Swanson have voted the same way 3% of the time
David Coleman
Liberal Party Representative for Banks since September 2013
Meryl Swanson
Australian Labor Party Representative for Paterson since July 2016
Since July 2016 David Coleman and Meryl Swanson have voted in the same division 952 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 919 times. They have only voted the same 33 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A citizenship test
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- 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)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- 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
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 919 times. They have only voted the same 33 times.
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edited 4th Jul 2024
Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Statements — Personal Explanation
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 41% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Third Reading
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2024
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Fair Go for Consumers and Small Business) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Review of operation of amendments
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 48% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Workplace delegates
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Increase speaking time for first Opposition speaker
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Close loopholes
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2023
Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Publication requirement + Post-completion cost data
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - No compulsory income management
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Public hearings and mandatory considerations
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 60% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Motions - Taxation - Don't let a vote happen
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson 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
David Coleman voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance