Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 — In Committee
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Bill Heffernan and Robert Ray have voted the same way 19% of the time
Bill Heffernan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW September 1996 – May 2016
Robert Ray
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria July 1981 – May 2008
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and May 2008 Bill Heffernan and Robert Ray have voted in the same division 286 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 232 times. They have only voted the same 54 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Stem cell research
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 232 times. They have only voted the same 54 times.
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Gaza
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Montions - Solar Energy Technology - Provide incentives
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Proposed Pulp Mill
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Robert Ray voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Age Pension - Increase age pension
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Robert Ray voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Committees - Australia’s Antiterrorism Laws Committee - Establishment
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Irish Motorway Project and the Hill of Tara
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 — Second Reading
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Climate Change
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill 2007 — Second Reading
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Public inquiry
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Nuclear Proliferation - Block US-India deal at NSG meeting and rule out supply of uranium to India
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Iran
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Climate Change
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Iraq
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Wetlands and Floodplains - Murray Darling
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Iraq
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Climate Change
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Developers
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Wheat Exports
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Environment
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Nuclear Energy
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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West Papua
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Gwydir Wetlands
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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International Jewish Solidarity Network
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Climate Change
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation — Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 - In Committee - Limiting the percentage of the market controlled by major oil companies
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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Ching Cheong
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Conflict in Israel and Lebanon
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Papua New Guinea: Logging and Human Rights - Take immediate action
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Tasmanian Forestry Industry — Campaigns against Tasmanian forestry industry + Illegal timber imports
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Robert Ray voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Tasmanian Forestry Industry
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2016
Motions - Parliamentarians’ Entitlements - Review of remuneration and entitlements
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Journalists in Indonesia
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Robert Ray voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Proposed Expansion of the Mcarthur River Mine
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Separation of Church and State
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Iran
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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East Timor
Bill Heffernan voted No
Robert Ray voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance