Business — Consideration of Legislation
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Sam Birrell and Bill Shorten have voted the same way 5% of the time
Sam Birrell
National Party Representative for Nicholls since May 2022
Bill Shorten
Australian Labor Party Representative for Maribyrnong since November 2007
Since May 2022 Sam Birrell and Bill Shorten have voted in the same division 191 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 181 times. They have only voted the same 10 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 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Capping gas prices
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- 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
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 181 times. They have only voted the same 10 times.
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edited 23rd Dec 2023
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 16th Dec 2022
Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - No price freeze
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% 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
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% 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
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten 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
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam Birrell voted Yes in this free vote
Bill Shorten voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Human Rights Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ people
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Bill Shorten voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance