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18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Ben Morton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
Ben Morton and David Smith have voted the same way 2% of the time
Ben Morton
Former Liberal Party Representative for Tangney July 2016 – May 2022
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
Between May 2019 and May 2022 Ben Morton and David Smith have voted in the same division 461 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 453 times. They have only voted the same 8 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 character test for Australian visas
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 453 times. They have only voted the same 8 times.
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Ben Morton 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
Ben Morton 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
Ben Morton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - No destruction of zygote or embryo
Ben Morton voted No in this free vote
David Smith voted No in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - Anouncement process
Ben Morton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% 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
Ben Morton voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Ben Morton voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance