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26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Julian Leeser voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Julian Leeser and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted the same way 2% of the time
Julian Leeser
Liberal Party Representative for Berowra since July 2016
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
Since July 2016 Julian Leeser and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted in the same division 1194 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1168 times. They have only voted the same 26 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 character test for Australian visas
- 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
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- 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)
- 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
- 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 the corporate tax rate
- 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
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 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
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1168 times. They have only voted the same 26 times.
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Lift income support payments
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Shift start date
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Legal professional privilege and timing
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 34% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Pork barrelling and corrupt conduct definition
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 48% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Exceptional circumstances definition
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 46% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Objects of bill
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 51% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Equal-access approach
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Extending protection
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 56% 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments immediately
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - No destruction of zygote or embryo
Julian Leeser voted Yes in this free vote
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Julian Leeser voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
Julian Leeser voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite 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
Julian Leeser voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance