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13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Local expenses
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
George Christensen and Mark Dreyfus have voted the same way 1% of the time
George Christensen
Former National Party Representative for Dawson August 2010 – May 2022
Mark Dreyfus
Australian Labor Party Representative for Isaacs since November 2007
Between August 2010 and May 2022 George Christensen and Mark Dreyfus have voted in the same division 1721 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1709 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 character test for Australian visas
- A citizenship test
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- 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
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Carbon farming
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Ending illegal logging
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- 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
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- 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
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- 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 Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1709 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.
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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
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus 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
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2020
Motions - Mcbride, Mr David William - Don't let a vote happen
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 32% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
George Christensen voted No
Mark Dreyfus 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
George Christensen voted No
Mark Dreyfus 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
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
George Christensen voted No
Mark Dreyfus voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2017
Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Workers not to lose real income
George Christensen voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail
George Christensen voted No
Mark Dreyfus voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
George Christensen voted Yes
Mark Dreyfus voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance