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4th Jul 2024
Motions - Environment - Let another vote take place
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
Mark Coulton and David Smith have voted the same way 4% of the time
Mark Coulton
Deputy Speaker Representative for Parkes since August 2016
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
Since May 2019 Mark Coulton and David Smith have voted in the same division 948 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 910 times. They have only voted the same 38 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 combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- A transition plan for coal workers
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Capping gas prices
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- 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 a temporary basis as a trial
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 910 times. They have only voted the same 38 times.
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edited 23rd Jul 2024
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the rules to let another motion be moved
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Third Reading
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Second Reading
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 35% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2024
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Separate the two purposes of the bill
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 7th Jun 2024
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Increase speaking time for first Opposition speaker
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Motions - Israel - Condemns war crimes in Gaza
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 1st Dec 2023
Motions - Whistleblower Protection - Let a vote happen
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 65% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2023
Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Exception
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Regulations and Determinations - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote take place
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Journalist activities not corrupt conduct
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 32% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Appointment decisions and politicisation
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 41% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Legal professional privilege and timing
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 34% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Majority
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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 - Budget review timing and funding recommendations
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 43% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2022
National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Pork barrelling and corrupt conduct definition
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2022
Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Extending protection
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 56% attendance
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edited 28th Oct 2022
High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Publicly owned high speed rail
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 38% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Motions - Taxation - Don't let a vote happen
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 44% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 - Consideration in Detail - Schedule of reasonable charges
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Aug 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - On new fossil fuel projects
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 87% 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% 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
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Mark Coulton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - ISDS clauses
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Mark Coulton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance