Statements — Personal Explanation
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
Madeleine King and Darren Chester have voted the same way 2% of the time
Madeleine King
Australian Labor Party Representative for Brand since July 2016
Darren Chester
National Party Representative for Gippsland since June 2008
Since July 2016 Madeleine King and Darren Chester have voted in the same division 1197 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1177 times. They have only voted the same 20 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)
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- 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
- Federal action on public housing
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- 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)
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Prioritising religious freedom
- 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
- Transgender rights
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1177 times. They have only voted the same 20 times.
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edited 3rd Jul 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Mr Bates' amendment
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 8th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Decline bill; respond to Robodebt Royal Commission report
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Regulations and Determinations - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Majority
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Sector-by-sector impact of policies
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% 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
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester 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
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester 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
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Madeleine King voted Yes in this free vote
Darren Chester voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% 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
Madeleine King voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - ISDS clauses
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguard conscientious & religious beliefs
Madeleine King voted No in this free vote
Darren Chester voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Def of marriage + conscientious protections
Madeleine King voted No in this free vote
Darren Chester voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Consideration in Detail - Maintain Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding
Madeleine King voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance