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26th Apr 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Don't concur with Senate resolution
Jenny Macklin voted No
Julia Banks voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
Jenny Macklin and Julia Banks have voted the same way 4% of the time
Jenny Macklin
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Jagajaga March 1996 – May 2019
Julia Banks
Former Independent Representative for Chisholm November 2018 – May 2019
Between July 2016 and May 2019 Jenny Macklin and Julia Banks have voted in the same division 393 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 378 times. They have only voted the same 15 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 citizenship test
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Privatising certain government services
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- Tighter means testing of family payments
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 378 times. They have only voted the same 15 times.
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Motions - Government Procurement - Suspend rules to let a vote happen
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the amendments
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Amendment
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments now
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Amendment to speed things along
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question
Jenny Macklin voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Religion & right to refuse
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charities
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Facilities
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charitable status
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Defence appointed celebrants
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 98% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguard conscientious & religious beliefs
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Def of marriage + conscientious protections
Jenny Macklin voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 94% attendance