Business — Consideration of Legislation
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Maria Vamvakinou and Pat Conaghan have voted the same way 4% of the time
Maria Vamvakinou
Australian Labor Party Representative for Calwell since November 2001
Pat Conaghan
National Party Representative for Cowper since May 2019
Since May 2019 Maria Vamvakinou and Pat Conaghan have voted in the same division 584 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 562 times. They have only voted the same 22 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 combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- 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
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- 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
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 562 times. They have only voted the same 22 times.
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Business — Rearrangement
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - No compulsory income management
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Misleading and deceptive advertising
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 52% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Pork barrelling and corrupt conduct definition
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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 - Public hearings and mandatory considerations
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 60% 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 56% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Free universal early childhood education and care
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Inequality
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 49% 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments immediately
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2021
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Do not reject bill
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 21st Oct 2022
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Foreign acquisition
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Pat Conaghan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Pat Conaghan 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Pat Conaghan 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance