edited
7th Oct 2014
Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Yvette D'Ath voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
Yvette D'Ath
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Petrie November 2007 – September 2013
Never rebelled explain rebellions 98% attendance explain attendance
How do they vote?
Voted very strongly for
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- Carbon farming
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- Tobacco plain packaging
Voted strongly for
What does this mean?Voted a mixture of for and against
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Same-sex marriage equality
Voted strongly against
What does this mean?Voted very strongly against
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing the age pension
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Temporary protection visas
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
- Voluntary student union fees
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Rebel votes
Yvette D'Ath has never voted against the majority of their party since entering Parliament in November 2007. explain rebellions
Free votes
Yvette D'Ath has taken part in 1 free vote since entering Parliament in November 2007. explain “Free Votes”
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Representative could have attended.
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edited 28th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Pass the bill
Yvette D'Ath voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill
Yvette D'Ath voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question
Yvette D'Ath voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Representatives voted most similarly to this one in the Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Representatives attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Representatives that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | Electorate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | Brett Raguse | Forde | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Jon Sullivan | Longman | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Geoff Lyons | Bass | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Kerry Rea | Bonner | Australian Labor Party |
| 100% | Janelle Saffin | Page | Australian Labor Party |