Compare how Alex Somlyay and Bruce Billson voted on increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
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Alex Somlyay
Former Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax March 1990 – August 2013
![Photo of Bruce Billson](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10041.jpg)
Bruce Billson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Dunkley March 1996 – May 2016
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce legislation that increases the protection of Australia's fresh water resources, including its river and groundwater systems
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water” which either Alex Somlyay or Bruce Billson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Alex Somlyay and Bruce Billson on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
Division | Alex Somlyay | Bruce Billson | Supporters vote |
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21st Mar 2013, 12:38 PM – Representatives Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Bilateral agreements |
No | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water” which either Alex Somlyay or Bruce Billson could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
Division | Alex Somlyay | Bruce Billson | Supporters vote |
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16th Jun 2014, 8:07 PM – Representatives Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
- | Yes | No |
9th Dec 2013, 8:35 PM – Representatives Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Keep power to make major environmental approvals with federal minister |
- | No | Yes |
28th Nov 2012, 8:50 PM – Representatives Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Opposition amendment |
Yes | Yes | No |
28th Nov 2012, 8:41 PM – Representatives Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - 450 Gigalitres |
No | No | Yes |