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26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Pat Conaghan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Matt Thistlethwaite and Pat Conaghan have voted the same way 2% of the time
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
Pat Conaghan
National Party Representative for Cowper since May 2019
Since May 2019 Matt Thistlethwaite and Pat Conaghan have voted in the same division 798 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 783 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 character test for Australian visas
- 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)
- 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
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping 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
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 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
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (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 783 times. They have only voted the same 15 times.
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - No compulsory income management
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Pork barrelling and corrupt conduct definition
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 48% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Objects of bill
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 51% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Equal-access approach
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Extending protection
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 56% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Inequality
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 49% 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
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan 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
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments immediately
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Pat Conaghan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Pat Conaghan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance