Motions — Senate Debate
Ged Kearney voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
Ged Kearney
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Batman March 2018 – May 2019
Never rebelled explain rebellions 74% attendance explain attendance
Ged Kearney is Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing. Before being Australian Labor Party Representative for Batman, Ged Kearney was Australian Labor Party Representative for Batman.
How do they vote?
Voted very strongly for
- A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- Community right to say no to nuclear waste disposal sites
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for legal aid
- Increasing funding for vocational education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- Treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency
Voted strongly for
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
Voted moderately for
What does this mean?Voted a mixture of for and against
- Increasing funding for university education
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
Voted moderately against
What does this mean?Voted strongly against
- Political interference in research funding
- Putting welfare payments onto restricted debit cards (known as cashless debit cards)
Voted very strongly against
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government services
Has never voted on
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Rebel votes
Ged Kearney has never voted against the majority of their party since entering Parliament in March 2018. explain rebellions
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Representative could have attended.
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Motions — Senate Debate
Ged Kearney voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Motions — Senate Debate
Ged Kearney voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 26th Apr 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Don't concur with Senate resolution
Ged Kearney voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Concur with Senate resolution
Ged Kearney voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Ged Kearney was absent
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Representatives voted most similarly to this one in the 2013 (current) Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Representatives attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Representatives that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | Electorate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | Mark Butler | Port Adelaide | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Ed Husic | Chifley | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Michelle Rowland | Greenway | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Tony Zappia | Makin | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Luke Gosling | Solomon | Australian Labor Party |