Compare how Brendan Nelson and Michael Ferguson voted on speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Brendan Nelson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Bradfield March 1996 – October 2009
Michael Ferguson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Bass October 2004 – November 2007
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Brendan Nelson or Michael Ferguson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Brendan Nelson and Michael Ferguson on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Brendan Nelson | Michael Ferguson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Jun 2009, 11:32 AM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question |
No | - | Yes |
23rd Sep 2008, 6:05 PM – Representatives Motions - Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008 - Consideration of Senate Message |
No | - | Yes |
29th May 2008, 1:30 PM – Representatives Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Put the question |
absent | - | Yes |
8th Aug 2007, 9:10 AM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Legislation - Speed things along |
absent | Yes | Yes |
2nd Nov 2006, 11:29 AM – Representatives Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - Allotment of Time - Put the question |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Brendan Nelson or Michael Ferguson could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Brendan Nelson | Michael Ferguson | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||