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14th Mar 2024
Help to Buy Bill 2023 and another - Consideration in Detail - Cooperation with lenders and ministerial directions
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
Maria Vamvakinou and Michael Sukkar have voted the same way 3% of the time
Maria Vamvakinou
Australian Labor Party Representative for Calwell since November 2001
Michael Sukkar
Liberal Party Representative for Deakin since September 2013
Since September 2013 Maria Vamvakinou and Michael Sukkar have voted in the same division 1400 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1365 times. They have only voted the same 35 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
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A character test for Australian visas
- A citizenship test
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- 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
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the age pension
- 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 the price of subsidised medicine
- 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)
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- 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 the corporate tax rate
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary protection visas
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1365 times. They have only voted the same 35 times.
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edited 14th Mar 2024
Help to Buy Bill 2023, Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Directions are to be disallowable
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 14 days ago
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Mr Bates' amendment
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 15th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Appontment process
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2023
Motions - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop Pep11 and Protect Our Coast) Bill 2023 - Consider bill now
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 41% 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% 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
Michael Sukkar 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 52% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Regional Australia and critical infrastructure
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 60% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Review process in 2025
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Housing crisis
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% 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
Michael Sukkar 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
Michael Sukkar 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
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted Yes
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar 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
Michael Sukkar voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar 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
Maria Vamvakinou voted No
Michael Sukkar voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance