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Motions - Legislative Power of the Territories - Against federal interference
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Guy Barnett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 75% attendance
Gary Humphries and Guy Barnett have voted the same way 99% of the time
Gary Humphries
Former Liberal Party Senator for ACT February 2003 – September 2013
Guy Barnett
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 2002 – June 2011
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2011 Gary Humphries and Guy Barnett have voted in the same division 667 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 662 times. They have only voted differently 5 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
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Public transport
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stem cell research
- 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 662 times. They have only voted differently 5 times.
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Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation - Defer question of third reading
Gary Humphries voted No
Guy Barnett voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
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
Guy Barnett voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 92% attendance
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Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - ACT legalising same-sex relationships
Gary Humphries voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Guy Barnett voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% 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
Guy Barnett voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance