edited
21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Parliamentary business
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
David Smith and Mathias Cormann have voted the same way 27% of the time
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
Mathias Cormann
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA June 2007 – November 2020
Between May 2018 and April 2019 David Smith and Mathias Cormann have voted in the same division 108 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 79 times. They have only voted the same 29 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
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Removing children from immigration detention
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 79 times. They have only voted the same 29 times.
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edited 4th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Retail funds
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Oppose the items
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2019
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Speeding things along
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Review operation of amendments
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 19th May 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let Senator Di Natale make a statement
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 and others - Second Reading - Relax import restrictions
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 26th Apr 2019
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Sunsetting
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Governors-General Pension Scheme
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Direct Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Schools - Fund public schools
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Warragamba Dam Wall - Do not raise
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Fuel - Remove fuel excise
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Nuclear Energy - Lift ban
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Documents - Future Submarine Project; Order for the Production of Documents - Sitting placement
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - National Security - Ban facial coverings
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges Regulations 2018, Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Regulations 2018 - Disallow
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Anning, Senator Fraser; Censure - Let vote happen
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Business - Rearrangement - New timetable
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - President of the United States of America - Do not invite
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Speed things along
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Consider bills together
David Smith voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 17th May 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance
David Smith voted No
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance