edited
11th Apr 2019
Motions - Parliamentary Transparency Charter - Suspend Sen Anning for the day
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
Brian Burston and David Smith have voted the same way 34% of the time
Brian Burston
Former United Australia Party Senator for NSW June 2018 – July 2019
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
Between May 2018 and April 2019 Brian Burston and David Smith have voted in the same division 229 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 152 times. They have only voted the same 77 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
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The use of strong encryption technologies
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 152 times. They have only voted the same 77 times.
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edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Parliamentary business
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 15th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Reporting standards
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Retail funds
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Oppose the items
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Documents - Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Order for the Production of Documents
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Mar 2019
Motions - Disability Services - Establish a royal commission
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2019
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Refer to Economics Legislation Committee
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 5th May 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Two bills
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Reform needed
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 22nd Feb 2019
Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 22nd Feb 2019
Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Gambling - Introduced restrictions
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Illicit Drugs - Pill testing
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Dec 2018
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Speeding things along
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 19th May 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let Senator Di Natale make a statement
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity - Heed recommendations
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery - Add conditions to accreditation
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - Disability Services - Establish a royal commission
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - Mining - Against Adani mine
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Dec 2018
Motions - Pill Testing - Develop and implement policy
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Condemn lifting WA fracking moratorium
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Change report date
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2018
Motions - Mining - Water environmental assessment
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 15th Mar 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Make disallowable instruments
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 26th Apr 2019
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Sunsetting
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Commencement
Brian Burston voted No, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 62% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Donations, climate policy and Adani
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2018
Motions - Taxation - Increase Newstart
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 6th Nov 2018
Motions - Anti-Discrimination Laws - Protect students and staff at independent schools
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 64% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Postpone consideration
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Migrants Convicted of Being a Member of a Terrorist Organisation - Establish criteria
Brian Burston voted No, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 63% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Lobbying to Political Parties - Change definition of "lobbyist"
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2018
Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2018
Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018 - in Committee - Require manufacturer consent for plain packaging
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2018
Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Documents - Future Submarine Project; Order for the Production of Documents - Sitting placement
Brian Burston voted No, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Accelerated Depreciation for Small Business Entities) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Encourage energy-efficiency
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 26th Oct 2018
Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Bill 2018 - in Committee - Staffing levels
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - Nuclear Waste - Consult with Native Title Holders
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - International Overdose Awareness Day - New policies needed
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Social Security (Administration) (Trial of Cashless Welfare Arrangements) Determination 2018 and another - Disallow
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Mining - No new mines in Galilee Basin
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 7th Sep 2018
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Anning, Senator Fraser; Censure - Let vote happen
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Participation
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Business - Rearrangement - New timetable
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Oversight
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - New timetable
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - President of the United States of America - Do not invite
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Speed things along
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Consider bills together
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 27th Jul 2018
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee - Refer foreign interference bills
Brian Burston voted No, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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edited 9th May 2019
Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Basin Plan Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 1)
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let Senator McKim introduce his motion
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Great Australian Bight - World Heritage Listing
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 17th May 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance
Brian Burston voted No
David Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2023
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and two others - Reference to Committee - For inquiry
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2018
Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brian Burston voted Yes
David Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance