Compare how Deborah O'Neill and Philip Ruddock voted on voluntary student union fees

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Deborah O'Neill

Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since November 2013

Voted consistently against voluntary student union fees
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Philip Ruddock

Former Liberal Party Representative for Berowra March 1993 – May 2016

Voted consistently for voluntary student union fees

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that university students should be able to choose whether or not to pay student services and amenities fees (also called student union fees)

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 voluntary student union fees” which either Deborah O'Neill or Philip Ruddock could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Deborah O'Neill and Philip Ruddock 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 Deborah O'Neill Philip Ruddock Supporters vote

18th Nov 2010, 1:29 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time

Yes No No

26th Nov 2009, 4:15 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time

- No No

19th Mar 2009, 1:16 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time

- No No

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for voluntary student union fees” which either Deborah O'Neill or Philip Ruddock 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 Deborah O'Neill Philip Ruddock Supporters vote

17th Oct 2017, 3:52 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee

No - Yes

17th Oct 2017, 3:48 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee

No - Yes

26th Nov 2015, 12:12 PM – Senate Motions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF

No - Yes