Compare how Kerryn Phelps and John McVeigh voted on suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

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Kerryn Phelps

Former Independent Representative for Wentworth November 2018 – May 2019

Voted a mixture of for and against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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John McVeigh

Former Liberal Party Representative for Groom July 2016 – September 2020

Voted generally against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so

Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Kerryn Phelps or John McVeigh could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Kerryn Phelps and John McVeigh on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

Division Kerryn Phelps John McVeigh Supporters vote

3rd Sep 2020, 5:36 PM – Representatives Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Suspend the usual rules to let third reading happen

- absent Yes

3rd Sep 2020, 5:07 PM – Representatives Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

3rd Sep 2020, 4:49 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

3rd Sep 2020, 11:11 AM – Representatives Motions - Economy - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

3rd Sep 2020, 10:48 AM – Representatives Motions - Aged Care - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

3rd Sep 2020, 10:30 AM – Representatives Motions - Higher Education - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

3rd Sep 2020, 10:03 AM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19 - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

2nd Sep 2020, 4:29 PM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19: Aged Care - Don't let another vote take place

- absent No

2nd Sep 2020, 12:01 PM – Representatives Motions - Economy - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

2nd Sep 2020, 10:18 AM – Representatives Motions - Assistant Treasurer - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

2nd Sep 2020, 9:49 AM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19: Vaccine - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

1st Sep 2020, 7:58 PM – Representatives Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Speed things along

- absent Yes

1st Sep 2020, 4:57 PM – Representatives Motions - Assistant Treasurer - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

31st Aug 2020, 12:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19: Aged Care - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

27th Aug 2020, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19: Hydroxychloroquine - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

25th Aug 2020, 4:47 PM – Representatives Motions - Covid-19: State and Territory Border Closures - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

18th Jun 2020, 10:43 AM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Don't let a vote happen

- Yes No

18th Jun 2020, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Automotive Industry - Do not suspend the usual procedural orders

- Yes No

17th Jun 2020, 3:34 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Don't let a vote happen

- Yes No

17th Jun 2020, 10:18 AM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Don't let a vote happen

- Yes No

16th Jun 2020, 6:52 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Don't let a vote happen

- Yes No

15th Jun 2020, 3:34 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

11th Jun 2020, 9:46 AM – Representatives Business - Consideration of Legislation - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

14th May 2020, 10:11 AM – Representatives Motions - Dairy Industry - Don't let a vote happen

- absent No

5th Mar 2020, 3:20 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

3rd Mar 2020, 3:12 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Feb 2020, 3:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Feb 2020, 9:51 AM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

26th Feb 2020, 5:34 PM – Representatives Statute Update (Regulations References) Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

26th Feb 2020, 5:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Aged Care, Morrison Government - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

26th Feb 2020, 3:21 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

6th Feb 2020, 3:22 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- No Yes

6th Feb 2020, 9:54 AM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

5th Dec 2019, 1:16 PM – Representatives Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Suspend usual rules to let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

5th Dec 2019, 9:49 AM – Representatives Motions - Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

4th Dec 2019, 6:44 PM – Representatives Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Sport Integrity Australia) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Let a vote happen

- Yes Yes

4th Dec 2019, 12:24 PM – Representatives Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Enhancing Australia's Anti-Doping Capability) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

28th Nov 2019, 1:03 PM – Representatives Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Speed things along

- Yes Yes

28th Nov 2019, 9:51 AM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Nov 2019, 7:08 PM – Representatives Health Legislation Amendment (Data-Matching and Other Matters) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Vote without delay

- Yes Yes

27th Nov 2019, 6:36 PM – Representatives Documents - Gillard, Ms Julia Eileen, Ac; Presentation - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Nov 2019, 6:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Nov 2019, 5:12 PM – Representatives Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Speed things along

- Yes Yes

27th Nov 2019, 4:42 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Nov 2019, 3:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

27th Nov 2019, 1:14 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019 and another - Third Reading - Speed things along

- Yes Yes

27th Nov 2019, 12:24 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

26th Nov 2019, 4:45 PM – Representatives Questions without Notice: Additional Answers - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

26th Nov 2019, 3:07 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

25th Nov 2019, 12:08 PM – Representatives Private Members' Business - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

24th Oct 2019, 3:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Manager of Opposition Business - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Oct 2019, 3:06 PM – Representatives Motions - Economy - Suspend the usual rules

- No Yes

15th Oct 2019, 5:12 PM – Representatives Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the usual rules

- No Yes

15th Oct 2019, 4:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules

- No Yes

16th Sep 2019, 3:06 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Sep 2019, 1:28 PM – Representatives Motions - Member for Chisholm - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

12th Sep 2019, 10:01 AM – Representatives Motions - Member for Chisholm - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

10th Sep 2019, 3:27 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction; Attempted Censure - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Aug 2019, 10:01 AM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

25th Jul 2019, 3:19 PM – Representatives Motions — Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

24th Jul 2019, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd Jul 2019, 3:23 PM – Representatives Motions - Ministerial Conduct - Suspend the rules to consider a motion

- No Yes

3rd Apr 2019, 10:03 AM – Representatives Motions - Budget - Let a vote happen

No No Yes

21st Feb 2019, 10:39 AM – Representatives Motions - Dairy Industry - Let a vote happen

No No Yes

21st Feb 2019, 10:02 AM – Representatives Motions - Dairy Industry - Let a vote happen

No No Yes

20th Feb 2019, 3:35 PM – Representatives Motions - Government Procurement - Suspend rules to let a vote happen

Yes No Yes

6th Dec 2018, 3:32 PM – Representatives Motions - Energy - Let a vote happen

absent No Yes

5th Dec 2018, 5:29 PM – Representatives Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place

Yes No Yes

5th Dec 2018, 1:02 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

Yes No Yes

4th Dec 2018, 4:23 PM – Representatives Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

Yes No Yes

3rd Dec 2018, 12:28 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government, Women in Parliament - Let a vote happen

absent No Yes

29th Nov 2018, 3:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend rules to let vote happen

absent No Yes

17th Oct 2018, 5:55 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for the Environment - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Oct 2018, 4:19 PM – Representatives Motions - Racism - Suspend the usual rules to allow a vote to happen

- No Yes

20th Sep 2018, 12:14 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Home Affairs - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

12th Sep 2018, 10:19 AM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

10th Sep 2018, 9:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Morrison Government - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

10th Sep 2018, 5:01 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

21st Jun 2018, 10:45 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd May 2018, 3:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government; Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Let vote happen

- No Yes

8th May 2018, 4:24 PM – Representatives Motions - Economy - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

15th Feb 2018, 9:56 AM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let another vote happen

- No Yes

8th Feb 2018, 10:48 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

26th Oct 2017, 3:04 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Employment - Suspend the rules

- No Yes

25th Oct 2017, 6:00 PM – Representatives Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend the rules

- Yes Yes

25th Oct 2017, 3:10 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

7th Sep 2017, 3:01 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

6th Sep 2017, 3:28 PM – Representatives Questions without Notice - Economy - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

5th Sep 2017, 3:06 PM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Let another motion be put

- No Yes

4th Sep 2017, 3:04 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

17th Aug 2017, 3:22 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

16th Aug 2017, 3:08 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

15th Aug 2017, 3:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

14th Aug 2017, 5:57 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

14th Aug 2017, 3:20 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd Jun 2017, 5:26 PM – Representatives Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules

- Yes Yes

21st Jun 2017, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Workplace Relations - Suspend the rules to let a vote happen

- No Yes

22nd Mar 2017, 9:52 AM – Representatives Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Let the motion be voted on

- No Yes

16th Feb 2017, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Suspend rules to let vote happen

- No Yes

13th Feb 2017, 12:14 PM – Representatives Motions - Housing Affordability - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Dec 2016, 3:23 PM – Representatives Motions - Working Holiday Maker Program - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

1st Dec 2016, 9:55 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Let vote happen

- No Yes

28th Nov 2016, 12:37 PM – Representatives Motions - Attorney-General - Let a vote happen

- No Yes

7th Nov 2016, 1:02 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

20th Oct 2016, 3:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

18th Oct 2016, 4:29 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

18th Oct 2016, 3:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Suspend standing orders

- No Yes

17th Oct 2016, 8:29 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Vote on whether to pass bill now

- Yes Yes

12th Sep 2016, 12:22 PM – Representatives Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

- Yes Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either Kerryn Phelps or John McVeigh could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

Division Kerryn Phelps John McVeigh Supporters vote
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