Compare how Bill Heffernan and Robert Ray voted on extending government benefits to same-sex couples
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
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should extend any financial and work-related entitlements and benefits that currently only apply to heterosexual couples to same-sex couples and their children
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for extending government benefits to same-sex couples” which either Bill Heffernan or Robert Ray could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Bill Heffernan and Robert Ray on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Bill Heffernan | Robert Ray | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
18th Sep 2007, 6:07 PM – Senate Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and others - In Committee - Remove discrimination |
No | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for extending government benefits to same-sex couples” which either Bill Heffernan or Robert Ray could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Bill Heffernan | Robert Ray | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
15th Oct 2008, 10:03 AM – Senate Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Remove discrimination |
absent | - | Yes |
18th Jun 2008, 11:17 AM – Senate Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Referral to Committees - Motion no. 1 |
absent | - | No |
18th Jun 2008, 11:13 AM – Senate Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Referral to Committees - Report by 24 June 2008 |
absent | - | Yes |