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Motions - Legislative Power of the Territories - Against federal interference
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Alan Ferguson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 75% attendance
Gary Humphries and Alan Ferguson have voted the same way 98% of the time
Gary Humphries
Former Liberal Party Senator for ACT February 2003 – September 2013
Alan Ferguson
Former Deputy President Senator for SA August 2008 – June 2011
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2011 Gary Humphries and Alan Ferguson have voted in the same division 687 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 676 times. They have only voted differently 11 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
- 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 availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing federal government support for childcare
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the age pension
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Public transport
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- 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 676 times. They have only voted differently 11 times.
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Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation - Defer question of third reading
Gary Humphries voted No
Alan Ferguson voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 86% attendance
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Defer consideration
Gary Humphries voted No
Alan Ferguson voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 92% attendance
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Business - Rearrangement - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme legislation
Gary Humphries voted Yes
Alan Ferguson voted No
Passed by a modest majority
7 rebellions 83% attendance
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Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - ACT legalising same-sex relationships
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Alan Ferguson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time DUPLICATE
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Alan Ferguson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Alan Ferguson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - 15 day warrant duration
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Alan Ferguson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Increase penalties to 15 years
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Alan Ferguson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Gary Humphries voted No in this free vote
Alan Ferguson voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% 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
Alan Ferguson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance