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Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Simon Crean voted Yes
Ross Vasta voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Simon Crean and Ross Vasta have voted the same way 1% of the time
Simon Crean
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Hotham March 1990 – August 2013
Ross Vasta
Liberal Party Representative for Bonner since August 2010
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2013 Simon Crean and Ross Vasta have voted in the same division 723 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 718 times. They have only voted the same 5 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
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- 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
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stem cell research
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- 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 718 times. They have only voted the same 5 times.
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Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Simon Crean voted Yes
Ross Vasta voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Simon Crean voted Yes
Ross Vasta voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Simon Crean voted Yes
Ross Vasta voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Simon Crean voted Yes
Ross Vasta voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance