Motions — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance
Sophie Mirabella voted No
Tony Burke voted No
Not passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
Sophie Mirabella and Tony Burke have voted the same way 1% of the time
Sophie Mirabella
Former Liberal Party Representative for Indi November 2001 – September 2013
Tony Burke
Australian Labor Party Representative for Watson since October 2004
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and September 2013 Sophie Mirabella and Tony Burke have voted in the same division 898 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 889 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 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
- Expanding Medicare-funded dental care
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Government administered paid parental leave
- 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
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- 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 889 times. They have only voted the same 9 times.
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Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Tony Burke voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sophie Mirabella voted No
Tony Burke voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Tony Burke voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes
Tony Burke voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sophie Mirabella voted No in this free vote
Tony Burke voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Consideration in Detail - Amend the current process
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes in this free vote
Tony Burke voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Sophie Mirabella voted No in this free vote
Tony Burke voted No in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
Sophie Mirabella voted Yes in this free vote
Tony Burke voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance