edited
7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
John Forrest voted No
Mark Vaile voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
John Forrest and Mark Vaile have voted the same way 99.6% of the time
John Forrest
Former National Party Representative for Mallee March 1993 – August 2013
Mark Vaile
Former National Party Representative for Lyne March 1993 – July 2008
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and July 2008 John Forrest and Mark Vaile have voted in the same division 283 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 282 times. They have only voted differently once.
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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stem cell research
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 282 times. They have only voted differently once.