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Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Mike Symon voted Yes
Ian Macfarlane voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Mike Symon and Ian Macfarlane have voted the same way 1% of the time
Mike Symon
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Deakin November 2007 – September 2013
Ian Macfarlane
Former Liberal Party Representative for Groom October 1998 – May 2016
Between November 2007 and September 2013 Mike Symon and Ian Macfarlane have voted in the same division 737 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 731 times. They have only voted the same 6 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
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- 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 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
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Restricting donations to political parties
- 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 731 times. They have only voted the same 6 times.
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Motions — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance
Mike Symon voted No
Ian Macfarlane voted No
Not passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Mike Symon voted No in this free vote
Ian Macfarlane voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Mike Symon voted Yes
Ian Macfarlane voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Mike Symon voted Yes
Ian Macfarlane voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Mike Symon voted Yes
Ian Macfarlane voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance