edited
14th Oct 2017
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep part unchanged
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
Kate Lundy and James McGrath have voted the same way 37% of the time
Kate Lundy
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for ACT March 1996 – March 2015
James McGrath
Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014
Between July 2014 and March 2015 Kate Lundy and James McGrath have voted in the same division 199 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 126 times. They have only voted the same 73 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 the same way on
- A declared area offence
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Public transport
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Refugee family reunification
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 126 times. They have only voted the same 73 times.
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2015
Motions — Ban donations to political parties from mining and coal seam gas (CSG) companies
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 20th Mar 2015
Motions — Cruise Ship Terminals
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Motions — Great Barrier Reef
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2015
Motions — Troop Deployment to Iraq
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss the Deployment of Australian Troops
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 11th Mar 2015
Motions — Primary Industries — Kangaroo Meat and Hide Industry
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — Liverpool Plains
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Bills – Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 – in Committee – Amendment: extend protections to all threatened species
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Mining - Review control of Abbot Point coal terminal
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2015
Motions — Nuclear Energy
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Matters of Urgency — Maules Creek Coalmine
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Motions — Gardens of Stone
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 30th Jan 2015
Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Mar 2015
Motions - Environment - Set national targets for emissions reductions
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 19th Jul 2019
Motions - United Nations Environment Programme - Restore Australia's financial commitment
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 6) Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2014
Documents – China-Australia Trade Agreement – Order for the Production of Documents
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 12th Dec 2014
Motions - Super Trawlers - Permanent ban
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Include torture prohibition
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Add definition of Convention Against Torture
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Control orders only if support/facilitation already provided
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Nov 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Support offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 18th Nov 2014
Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Give members of Parliament access to the draft text
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add extra defences to unauthorise disclosure offence
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Extend sunset clauses
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2014
Motions — Abbot Point
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - East West Link - Redirect funding to public transport
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Independent study before grant of mining licences
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Independent study before grant of mining licences
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 24th May 2018
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss parliamentary approval for the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 19th Jul 2019
Motions - Agriculture: Animal Rights Activism - Condemn
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Toll roads
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 16th Jan 2015
Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea (with two provisos)
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Kate Lundy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Kate Lundy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance