Motions — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance
Sharon Bird voted No
Sophie Mirabella voted No
Not passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
Sharon Bird and Sophie Mirabella have voted the same way 0.4% of the time
Sharon Bird
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Cunningham October 2004 – May 2022
Sophie Mirabella
Former Liberal Party Representative for Indi November 2001 – September 2013
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and September 2013 Sharon Bird and Sophie Mirabella have voted in the same division 932 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 928 times. They have only voted the same 4 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.
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
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- 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-owned 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)
- Stem cell research
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- 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 928 times. They have only voted the same 4 times.
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Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance