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7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Deborah O'Neill voted Yes
John Cobb voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Deborah O'Neill and John Cobb have voted the same way 1% of the time
Deborah O'Neill
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since November 2013
John Cobb
Former National Party Representative for Calare November 2007 – May 2016
Between August 2010 and September 2013 Deborah O'Neill and John Cobb have voted in the same division 469 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 464 times. They have only voted the same 5 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
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 464 times. They have only voted the same 5 times.
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Deborah O'Neill voted Yes
John Cobb voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Deborah O'Neill voted Yes
John Cobb voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Deborah O'Neill voted No in this free vote
John Cobb voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Deborah O'Neill voted Yes
John Cobb voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance