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17th Nov 2024
Aged Care Bill 2024, Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Advisory bodies
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 39% attendance
Fiona Phillips and Darren Chester have voted the same way 4% of the time
Fiona Phillips
Australian Labor Party Representative for Gilmore since May 2019
Darren Chester
National Party Representative for Gippsland since June 2008
Since May 2019 Fiona Phillips and Darren Chester have voted in the same division 826 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 794 times. They have only voted the same 32 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 character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- 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
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 794 times. They have only voted the same 32 times.
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edited 29th Sep 2024
Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Independent appointment
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 42% attendance
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edited 6th Oct 2024
Motions - Middle East - Adjourn debate
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 4th Jul 2024
Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2024
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2024
Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024 - Report from Federation Chamber - End native forest logging
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 3rd Jul 2024
Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Gas profits
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Gas companies
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Separate the two purposes of the bill
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 7th Mar 2024
Motions - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories - Let another vote take place
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Mr Bates' amendment
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 8th Sep 2023
Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Decline bill; respond to Robodebt Royal Commission report
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 43% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Lift income support payments
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2023
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Shift start date
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Regulations and Determinations - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Majority
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Sector-by-sector impact of policies
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - More ambitious targets needed
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - On new fossil fuel projects
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Fiona Phillips voted Yes in this free vote
Darren Chester voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Human Rights Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ people
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Fiona Phillips voted Yes
Darren Chester voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - No destruction of zygote or embryo
Fiona Phillips voted Yes in this free vote
Darren Chester voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - ISDS clauses
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Fiona Phillips voted No
Darren Chester voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance