Compare how Arch Bevis and Tony Abbott voted on suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

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Arch Bevis

Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Brisbane March 1990 – August 2010

Voted almost always against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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Tony Abbott

Former Liberal Party Representative for Warringah March 1994 – May 2019

Voted generally against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so

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 suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Arch Bevis or Tony Abbott could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Arch Bevis and Tony Abbott 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 Arch Bevis Tony Abbott Supporters vote

3rd Apr 2019, 10:03 AM – Representatives Motions - Budget - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

21st Feb 2019, 10:39 AM – Representatives Motions - Dairy Industry - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

21st Feb 2019, 10:02 AM – Representatives Motions - Dairy Industry - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

20th Feb 2019, 3:35 PM – Representatives Motions - Government Procurement - Suspend rules to let a vote happen

- No Yes

6th Dec 2018, 3:32 PM – Representatives Motions - Energy - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

5th Dec 2018, 5:29 PM – Representatives Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place

- No Yes

5th Dec 2018, 1:02 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

4th Dec 2018, 4:23 PM – Representatives Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

3rd Dec 2018, 12:28 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government, Women in Parliament - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

29th Nov 2018, 3:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

17th Oct 2018, 5:55 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for the Environment - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Oct 2018, 4:19 PM – Representatives Motions - Racism - Suspend the usual rules to allow a vote to happen

- No Yes

20th Sep 2018, 12:14 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Home Affairs - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

12th Sep 2018, 10:19 AM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

10th Sep 2018, 9:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

10th Sep 2018, 5:01 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

21st Jun 2018, 10:45 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd May 2018, 3:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government; Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Let vote happen

- No Yes

8th May 2018, 4:24 PM – Representatives Motions - Economy - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

15th Feb 2018, 9:56 AM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

8th Feb 2018, 10:48 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

26th Oct 2017, 3:04 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Employment - Suspend the rules

- No Yes

25th Oct 2017, 6:00 PM – Representatives Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend the rules

- Yes Yes

25th Oct 2017, 3:10 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

7th Sep 2017, 3:01 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

6th Sep 2017, 3:28 PM – Representatives Questions without Notice - Economy - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

5th Sep 2017, 3:06 PM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Let another motion be put

- No Yes

4th Sep 2017, 3:04 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

17th Aug 2017, 3:22 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Aug 2017, 3:08 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

15th Aug 2017, 3:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

14th Aug 2017, 5:57 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

14th Aug 2017, 3:20 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd Jun 2017, 5:26 PM – Representatives Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

21st Jun 2017, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Workplace Relations - Suspend the rules to let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd Mar 2017, 9:52 AM – Representatives Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Let the motion be voted on

- No Yes

16th Feb 2017, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

13th Feb 2017, 12:14 PM – Representatives Motions - Housing Affordability - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Dec 2016, 3:23 PM – Representatives Motions - Working Holiday Maker Program - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Dec 2016, 9:55 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Let vote happen

- No Yes

28th Nov 2016, 12:37 PM – Representatives Motions - Attorney-General - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

7th Nov 2016, 1:02 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

20th Oct 2016, 3:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

18th Oct 2016, 4:29 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

18th Oct 2016, 3:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

17th Oct 2016, 8:29 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Vote on whether to pass bill now

- Yes Yes

12th Sep 2016, 12:22 PM – Representatives Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

5th May 2016, 11:28 AM – Representatives Motions - Budget - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

19th Apr 2016, 3:32 PM – Representatives Motions - High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2016 - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

16th Mar 2016, 3:20 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Suspend standing motions

- No Yes

10th Feb 2016, 3:16 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

9th Feb 2015, 3:32 PM – Representatives Motions — Prime Minister — Suspension of standing orders

- No Yes

3rd Dec 2014 – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Against university fee deregulation

- absent Yes

26th Nov 2014, 10:04 AM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Let motion against ABC cuts be moved

- absent Yes

26th Nov 2014 – Representatives Motions - Defence Procurement, Minister for Defence - Let Opposition Leader put motion

- absent Yes

24th Nov 2014, 3:26 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Attempted Censure

- No Yes

27th Oct 2014, 3:16 PM – Representatives Attempted Censure — Minister for Agriculture

- No Yes

1st Sep 2014, 1:43 PM – Representatives Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Consideration in Detail — Suspend standing and sessional orders

- absent Yes

16th Jul 2014, 6:30 PM – Representatives National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Suspend standing and sessional orders

- absent Yes

25th Jun 2014, 6:52 PM – Representatives Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders so as to move third reading motion

- absent Yes

6th Mar 2014, 12:27 PM – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

14th Nov 2013, 3:24 PM – Representatives Motions - Asylum Seekers - Transparency

- No Yes

26th Jun 2013, 3:24 PM – Representatives Motions - Labor Party Leadership - End Labor's internal arguments

- Yes Yes

5th Jun 2013, 4:19 PM – Representatives Motions - National Security - Suspend standing and sessional orders

- Yes Yes

5th Jun 2013, 3:53 PM – Representatives Motions - National Security - Suspend standing and sessional orders

- Yes Yes

5th Jun 2013, 3:38 PM – Representatives Motions - National Security - Suspend standing and sessional orders

- Yes Yes

3rd Jun 2013, 3:37 PM – Representatives Motions - National Security - Suspend standing and sessional orders

- Yes Yes

15th May 2013, 5:34 PM – Representatives Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Recommital on Opposition amendments

- No Yes

28th Jun 2012, 4:04 AM – Representatives Motions - Asylum Seekers - Suspend standing orders

- absent Yes

11th Oct 2011 – Representatives Motions - Carbon Pricing - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

11th Oct 2011 – Representatives Motions - Carbon Pricing - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

7th Jul 2011 – Representatives Motions - Gillard Government; Censure - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

5th Jul 2011 – Representatives Motions - Carbon Pricing - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

21st Jun 2011 – Representatives Motions - Carbon Pricing - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

20th Jun 2011 – Representatives Motions - Live Animal Exports - Ensure resumption of trade

- Yes Yes

16th Jun 2011 – Representatives Motions - Live Animal Exports - Inquiry into decision to ban live cattle trade to Indonesia

- Yes Yes

14th Jun 2011 – Representatives Motions - Asylum Seekers - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

2nd Jun 2011 – Representatives Motions - Carbon Pricing - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

10th May 2011 – Representatives Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

24th Feb 2011, 3:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

22nd Feb 2011, 4:09 PM – Representatives Banking — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

- Yes Yes

27th Oct 2010, 9:31 AM – Representatives Private Members’ Business - Asylum Seekers - Suspend standing and sessional orders

- Yes Yes

3rd Jun 2010, 2:33 PM – Representatives Motions - Australian Mining Industry — Suspension of Standing Orders (re: Impact on jobs)

No Yes Yes

23rd Sep 2008, 3:24 PM – Representatives Motions - Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Legislation - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

absent absent Yes

19th Mar 2008, 9:19 AM – Representatives Motions - Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 - Suspend standing orders

No Yes Yes

8th Aug 2007, 9:15 AM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Legislation - Let a vote happen

No Yes Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Arch Bevis or Tony Abbott 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 Arch Bevis Tony Abbott Supporters vote
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