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Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
John Forrest voted Yes
Tony Burke voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
John Forrest and Tony Burke have voted the same way 1% of the time
John Forrest
Former National Party Representative for Mallee March 1993 – August 2013
Tony Burke
Australian Labor Party Representative for Watson since October 2004
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2013 John Forrest and Tony Burke have voted in the same division 954 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 948 times. They have only voted the same 6 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 competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- 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
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- 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 948 times. They have only voted the same 6 times.
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Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
John Forrest voted No
Tony Burke voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 93% 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
John Forrest 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
John Forrest 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
John Forrest 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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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
John Forrest voted Yes in this free vote
Tony Burke voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance