Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
Laurie Ferguson and Craig Thomson have voted the same way 97% of the time
Laurie Ferguson
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Werriwa August 2010 – May 2016
Craig Thomson
Former Independent Representative for Dobell April 2012 – September 2013
Between November 2007 and September 2013 Laurie Ferguson and Craig Thomson have voted in the same division 669 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 652 times. They have only voted differently 17 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Restricting donations to political parties
- 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 differently
In divisions they have voted the same 652 times. They have only voted differently 17 times.
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Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Laurie Ferguson voted No
Craig Thomson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Censure
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Censure
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
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Motions — Member for Dobell
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Member for Dobell
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Laurie Ferguson voted No
Craig Thomson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Motions — Asylum Seekers
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Stop Scott Morrison from speaking
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Carbon Pricing
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Carbon Pricing
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Laurie Ferguson voted Yes
Craig Thomson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance