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Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
Dennis Jensen and Sharon Grierson have voted the same way 1% of the time
Dennis Jensen
Former Liberal Party Representative for Tangney October 2004 – May 2016
Sharon Grierson
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Newcastle November 2001 – August 2013
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2013 Dennis Jensen and Sharon Grierson have voted in the same division 1030 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1018 times. They have only voted the same 12 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 carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1018 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 83% attendance
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Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Dennis Jensen voted Yes
Sharon Grierson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Consideration in Detail - Offence of using precursor cells
Dennis Jensen voted No in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 — Consideration in Detail — Offence of using precursor cells
Dennis Jensen voted No in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Dennis Jensen voted Yes in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Consideration in Detail - Amend the current process
Dennis Jensen voted No in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Dennis Jensen voted Yes in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
Dennis Jensen voted No in this free vote
Sharon Grierson voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance