Business — Consideration of Legislation
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Garth Hamilton and Bill Shorten have voted the same way 2% of the time
Garth Hamilton
Liberal National Party Representative for Groom since December 2020
Bill Shorten
Australian Labor Party Representative for Maribyrnong since November 2007
Since December 2020 Garth Hamilton and Bill Shorten have voted in the same division 409 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 400 times. They have only voted the same 9 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 combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 400 times. They have only voted the same 9 times.
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Close loopholes
Garth Hamilton voted No
Bill Shorten voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Independent selection process
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% 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
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% 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
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Garth Hamilton voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% 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
Garth Hamilton voted Yes in this free vote
Bill Shorten voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance