Compare how Alexander Downer and David Fawcett voted on suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

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Alexander Downer

Former Liberal Party Representative for Mayo December 1984 – July 2008

Voted consistently for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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David Fawcett

Liberal Party Senator for SA since July 2011

Voted a mixture of for and against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so

Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Alexander Downer or David Fawcett could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Alexander Downer and David Fawcett on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

Division Alexander Downer David Fawcett Supporters vote

18th Sep 2024, 3:54 PM – Senate Motions - Central Land Council - Let a vote take place

- absent Yes

18th Sep 2024, 11:09 AM – Senate Motions - Middle East: Casualties - Let a vote take place

- absent Yes

19th Aug 2024, 12:15 PM – Senate Motions - Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union - Let another motion be moved

- absent Yes

19th Aug 2024, 11:33 AM – Senate Motions - Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, Australian Greens - Let another vote take place

- absent Yes

19th Aug 2024, 10:59 AM – Senate Motions - Equal Pay Day - Let another motion be introduced

- absent Yes

2nd Jul 2024, 3:13 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual rules to let another vote take place

- absent Yes

27th Jun 2024, 3:22 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual rules

- Yes Yes

27th Jun 2024, 12:58 PM – Senate Motions - Live Animal Exports: Sheep - Let another motion be introduced

- Yes Yes

25th Jun 2024, 4:45 PM – Senate Matters of Urgency - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories - Let another amendment be moved

- absent Yes

16th May 2024, 12:56 PM – Senate Motions - Middle East - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

14th May 2024, 12:44 PM – Senate Motions - Middle East Conflict: Protests - Let another motion be introduced

- absent Yes

18th Mar 2024, 10:42 AM – Senate Motions - Middle East - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

27th Feb 2024, 12:24 PM – Senate Motions - Middle East - Let another vote take place

- absent Yes

7th Feb 2024, 9:55 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the rules for a motion on Gaza

- No Yes

6th Feb 2024, 12:40 PM – Senate Motions - Albanese Government - Let another vote take place

- Yes Yes

7th Dec 2023, 9:17 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

6th Dec 2023, 11:05 AM – Senate Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Let another motion be introduced

- absent Yes

5th Dec 2023, 7:14 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Petroleum mining developments

- absent Yes

5th Dec 2023, 10:06 AM – Senate Motions - Albanese Government - Let another vote take place

- absent Yes

30th Nov 2023, 9:17 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

28th Nov 2023, 12:32 PM – Senate Business - Conference with House of Representatives - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

17th Nov 2023, 1:05 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- No Yes

16th Nov 2023, 8:18 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

13th Nov 2023, 10:36 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

13th Nov 2023, 10:09 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let another motion be introduced

- absent Yes

10th Nov 2023, 3:27 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

9th Nov 2023, 3:29 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

18th Oct 2023, 11:00 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let another motion be moved

- Yes Yes

10th Aug 2023, 3:11 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- No Yes

10th Aug 2023, 12:54 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

22nd Jun 2023, 3:17 PM – Senate Motions - Minister for Finance - Let another vote happen

- Yes Yes

19th Jun 2023, 11:53 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual rules

- Yes Yes

16th Jun 2023, 10:07 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- absent Yes

11th May 2023, 1:03 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the procedural rules

- Yes Yes

11th May 2023, 12:07 PM – Senate Documents - National Disability Insurance Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents - Suspend the usual rules

- absent Yes

11th May 2023, 9:36 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place

- absent Yes

9th May 2023, 12:49 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022

- absent Yes

29th Mar 2023, 4:04 PM – Senate Committees - Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Reference - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

29th Mar 2023, 9:36 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

28th Mar 2023, 3:13 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

23rd Mar 2023, 10:48 AM – Senate Motions - Parliament - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

21st Mar 2023, 12:37 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

20th Mar 2023, 10:37 AM – Senate Motions - Iraq War: 20th Anniversary - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

15th Dec 2022, 1:40 PM – Senate Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

8th Sep 2022, 9:51 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

10th Feb 2022, 11:52 AM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Treasury Laws Amendment (Greater Transparency of Proxy Advice) Regulations 2021 - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

8th Feb 2022, 3:39 PM – Senate Motions - Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Dec 2021, 3:12 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

30th Nov 2021, 12:57 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

24th Nov 2021, 10:40 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

22nd Nov 2021, 12:32 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

21st Oct 2021, 12:09 PM – Senate Documents - Climate Change; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

21st Oct 2021, 9:53 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

20th Oct 2021, 9:54 AM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

19th Oct 2021, 12:24 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let another vote happen

- absent Yes

10th Aug 2021, 12:49 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

10th Aug 2021, 12:30 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

9th Aug 2021, 4:08 PM – Senate Motions - Covid-19: Income Support - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

3rd Aug 2021, 3:26 PM – Senate Motions - Taxation - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

24th Jun 2021, 12:42 PM – Senate Motions - Seasonal Worker Program - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

24th Jun 2021, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - Employment, Western Australia: Resources Industry - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

24th Jun 2021, 12:15 PM – Senate Motions - Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry Bill 2021 - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

24th Jun 2021, 12:05 PM – Senate Motions - Seafarers - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

23rd Jun 2021, 4:34 PM – Senate Documents - Western Australia: Korean Community, Queensland: Coal Mining - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

23rd Jun 2021, 4:25 PM – Senate Documents - Energy; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

22nd Jun 2021, 4:24 PM – Senate Motions - Medicare, Tasmania: Queen's Birthday Honours, Superannuation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

21st Jun 2021, 4:25 PM – Senate Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry Bill 2021 - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Jun 2021, 5:56 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

16th Jun 2021, 4:31 PM – Senate Notices - Presentation - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Jun 2021, 4:04 PM – Senate Motions - Several motions - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

13th May 2021, 1:06 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

13th May 2021, 9:59 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

18th Mar 2021, 12:07 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote take place

- Yes Yes

16th Mar 2021, 4:50 PM – Senate Motions - National Disability Insurance Scheme, Aged Care: Dementia - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

16th Mar 2021, 4:46 PM – Senate Motions - Landcare Australia - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

15th Mar 2021, 5:17 PM – Senate Motions - China: Human Rights - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

15th Mar 2021, 5:08 PM – Senate Motions - China: Human Rights - Let a motion be moved

- absent Yes

25th Feb 2021, 12:14 PM – Senate Motions - NBN Co - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

25th Feb 2021, 12:01 PM – Senate Motions - Northern Territory: Crime - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

24th Feb 2021, 4:28 PM – Senate Motions - Manufacturing, Catholic Education - Let a vote take place

- Yes Yes

23rd Feb 2021, 5:01 PM – Senate Motions - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services - Let votes happen

- Yes Yes

18th Feb 2021, 12:39 PM – Senate Motions - Bombing of Darwin: 79th Anniversary, Fiji: Cyclone Yasa - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

18th Feb 2021 – Senate Motions - Jobseeker Payment, Jobkeeper Payment, Environmental Legislation - Let other votes happen

- Yes Yes

17th Feb 2021, 3:42 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

- Yes Yes

15th Feb 2021, 12:54 PM – Senate Motions - Crown Resorts: Donations to Political Parties - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

9th Dec 2020, 5:25 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

- Yes Yes

8th Dec 2020, 12:17 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

2nd Dec 2020, 9:45 AM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

9th Nov 2020, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - China - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

3rd Sep 2020, 1:04 PM – Senate Documents - Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program; Order for the Production of Documents - Let vote happen

- No Yes

3rd Sep 2020, 12:42 PM – Senate Motions - Defence Equipment: Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

3rd Sep 2020, 10:50 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

2nd Sep 2020, 10:05 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020

- No Yes

1st Sep 2020 – Senate Motions - Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians; Attempted Censure - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

18th Jun 2020, 10:35 AM – Senate Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

18th Jun 2020, 10:20 AM – Senate Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

18th Jun 2020, 10:06 AM – Senate Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

16th Jun 2020, 4:38 PM – Senate Motions - Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

11th Jun 2020, 4:22 PM – Senate Motions - All Lives Matter - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

5th Dec 2019, 3:15 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

4th Dec 2019, 10:56 AM – Senate Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

4th Dec 2019, 10:06 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

2nd Dec 2019, 11:12 AM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the usual rules

- No Yes

28th Nov 2019, 10:05 AM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

26th Nov 2019, 3:42 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a motion happen

- Yes Yes

14th Nov 2019, 11:35 AM – Senate National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

25th Jul 2019, 10:47 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another

- No Yes

22nd Jul 2019, 9:02 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

2nd Apr 2019, 5:29 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

14th Feb 2019, 12:44 PM – Senate Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules

- absent Yes

13th Feb 2019, 10:11 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

6th Dec 2018, 4:29 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

- Yes Yes

6th Dec 2018, 2:32 PM – Senate Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

4th Dec 2018, 5:05 PM – Senate Documents - Queensland: Abortion - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

3rd Dec 2018, 1:46 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual rules

- Yes Yes

26th Nov 2018, 4:23 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

13th Nov 2018, 12:38 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

17th Oct 2018, 4:23 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

15th Oct 2018, 3:22 PM – Senate Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

15th Oct 2018, 11:11 AM – Senate Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

- absent Yes

20th Aug 2018, 4:20 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders

- Yes Yes

15th Aug 2018, 10:48 AM – Senate Motions - Anning, Senator Fraser; Censure - Let vote happen

- No Yes

25th Jun 2018, 4:53 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let Senator McKim introduce his motion

- No Yes

25th Jun 2018, 12:58 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

21st Jun 2018, 10:06 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place

- No Yes

20th Jun 2018, 4:37 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the procedural rules

- No Yes

20th Jun 2018, 3:40 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be introduced

- Yes Yes

15th Feb 2018, 3:37 PM – Senate Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

4th Dec 2017, 3:39 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

30th Nov 2017, 1:20 PM – Senate Motions - Dastyari, Senator Sam - Suspend standing order

- Yes Yes

17th Oct 2017, 1:05 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

13th Sep 2017, 5:59 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual rules

- Yes Yes

17th Aug 2017, 1:50 PM – Senate Documents - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Aug 2017, 10:09 AM – Senate Motions - Wong, Senator Penny; Censure - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

14th Aug 2017, 10:45 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be moved

- No Yes

10th Aug 2017, 12:13 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let another vote take place

- absent Yes

8th Aug 2017, 1:20 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

13th Jun 2017, 12:58 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

- No Yes

22nd Nov 2016, 4:14 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

2nd Mar 2016, 11:53 AM – Senate Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

9th Sep 2015, 3:39 PM – Senate Motions — Debate parliamentary approval to send Australian Defence Forces to Syria

- No Yes

12th Aug 2015, 10:20 AM – Senate Motions — Marriage Equality

- No Yes

3rd Mar 2015, 1:06 PM – Senate Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss the Deployment of Australian Troops

- No Yes

30th Sep 2014, 4:23 PM – Senate Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

23rd Sep 2014, 4:21 PM – Senate Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Let Senator Lazarus move his motion

- No Yes

2nd Sep 2014, 1:07 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Business — Suspend standing orders (Consideration of legislation)

- Yes Yes

1st Sep 2014, 10:35 AM – Senate Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss parliamentary approval for the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq

- No Yes

28th Feb 2013, 3:36 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

- absent Yes

31st Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Clean Energy Legislation - Defer consideration

- Yes Yes

19th Mar 2008, 9:19 AM – Representatives Motions - Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 - Suspend standing orders

Yes - Yes

8th Aug 2007, 9:15 AM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Legislation - Let a vote happen

Yes Yes Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Alexander Downer or David Fawcett could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

Division Alexander Downer David Fawcett Supporters vote
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