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Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
Sam Birrell voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
Sam Birrell and Meryl Swanson have voted the same way 8% of the time
Sam Birrell
National Party Representative for Nicholls since May 2022
Meryl Swanson
Australian Labor Party Representative for Paterson since July 2016
Since May 2022 Sam Birrell and Meryl Swanson have voted in the same division 222 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 205 times. They have only voted the same 17 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
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- 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
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- 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 205 times. They have only voted the same 17 times.
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Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Sam Birrell voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 7th Mar 2024
Motions - Middle East: Occupied Palestinian Territories - Let another vote take place
Sam Birrell voted No
Meryl Swanson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 7th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Increase speaking time for first Opposition speaker
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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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
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Majority
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Pork barrelling and corrupt conduct definition
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 48% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Exceptional circumstances definition
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 46% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Public hearings and mandatory considerations
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 60% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Objects of bill
Sam Birrell voted Yes
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 51% 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
Meryl Swanson 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
Meryl Swanson 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
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% 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
Meryl Swanson 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
Meryl Swanson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance