War
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
George Campbell and Bill Heffernan have voted the same way 18% of the time
George Campbell
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW September 1997 – June 2008
Bill Heffernan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW September 1996 – May 2016
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2008 George Campbell and Bill Heffernan have voted in the same division 231 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 189 times. They have only voted the same 42 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 marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 189 times. They have only voted the same 42 times.
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5th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Gaza
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Proposed Pulp Mill
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted Yes
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Forests of High Conservation Value
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Block moves to exempt India from NSG rules
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Committees - Australia’s Antiterrorism Laws Committee - Establishment
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Irish Motorway Project and the Hill of Tara
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Climate Change
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Public inquiry
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Iran
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Climate Change
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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Ching Cheong
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Conflict in Israel and Lebanon
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Tasmanian Forestry Industry
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Journalists in Indonesia
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Burrup Peninsula Rock Art - Protect rock art
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 — Third Reading
George Campbell voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Proposed Expansion of the Mcarthur River Mine
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Separation of Church and State
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Iran
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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East Timor
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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West Papua
George Campbell voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance