edited
7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes
Bruce Billson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Kirsten Livermore and Bruce Billson have voted the same way 1% of the time
Kirsten Livermore
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Capricornia October 1998 – August 2013
Bruce Billson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Dunkley March 1996 – May 2016
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2013 Kirsten Livermore and Bruce Billson have voted in the same division 954 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 942 times. They have only voted the same 12 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 carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Expanding Medicare-funded dental care
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government assets
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 942 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.
-
-
Motions — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance
Kirsten Livermore voted No
Bruce Billson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes
Bruce Billson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes
Bruce Billson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes
Bruce Billson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes
Bruce Billson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Consideration in Detail - Offence of using precursor cells
Kirsten Livermore voted No in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 — Consideration in Detail — Offence of using precursor cells
Kirsten Livermore voted No in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Consideration in Detail - Amend the current process
Kirsten Livermore voted No in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kirsten Livermore voted Yes in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
Kirsten Livermore voted No in this free vote
Bruce Billson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance