edited
7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Alexander Downer voted Yes
Craig Emerson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
Alexander Downer and Craig Emerson have voted the same way 1% of the time
Alexander Downer
Former Liberal Party Representative for Mayo December 1984 – July 2008
Craig Emerson
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Rankin October 1998 – August 2013
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and July 2008 Alexander Downer and Craig Emerson have voted in the same division 226 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 224 times. They have only voted the same twice.
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
Always voted differently on
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- 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 the same
In divisions they have voted differently 224 times. They have only voted the same twice.