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Committees - Fuel and Energy Committee - Resolution of Appointment
Gary Humphries voted Yes
Helen Coonan voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 88% attendance
Gary Humphries and Helen Coonan have voted the same way 99% of the time
Gary Humphries
Former Liberal Party Senator for ACT February 2003 – September 2013
Helen Coonan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW July 1996 – August 2011
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2011 Gary Humphries and Helen Coonan have voted in the same division 437 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 431 times. They have only voted differently 6 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 differently on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- An NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 431 times. They have only voted differently 6 times.
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Motions - Legislative Power of the Territories - Against federal interference
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Helen Coonan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 75% attendance
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Motions - Australian Capital Territory Civil Unions Legislation - Disallow the government's attempt to disallow the legislation
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Helen Coonan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Helen Coonan 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 - In Committee - Amend the current process
Gary Humphries voted Yes in this free vote
Helen Coonan voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Helen Coonan voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance