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Committees - Fuel and Energy Committee - Resolution of Appointment
Helen Coonan voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
John Williams voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 88% attendance
Helen Coonan and John Williams have voted the same way 97% of the time
Helen Coonan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW July 1996 – August 2011
John Williams
Former National Party Senator for NSW July 2008 – July 2019
Between July 2008 and August 2011 Helen Coonan and John Williams have voted in the same division 268 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 261 times. They have only voted differently 7 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- An NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 261 times. They have only voted differently 7 times.
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Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation - Defer question of third reading
Helen Coonan voted No
John Williams voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 86% attendance
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Defer consideration
Helen Coonan voted No
John Williams voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 92% attendance
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Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 - In Committee - Carbon sink tax deductions
Helen Coonan voted No
John Williams voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 78% attendance
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Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Communications Fund
Helen Coonan voted Yes
John Williams voted No
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 57% attendance
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Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 — In Committee
Helen Coonan voted No
John Williams voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines — Motion for Disallowance
Helen Coonan voted No
John Williams voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance