edited
7th Oct 2014
Committees - Fuel and Energy Committee - Resolution of Appointment
Helen Coonan voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Scott Ryan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 88% attendance
Helen Coonan and Scott Ryan have voted the same way 99.6% of the time
Helen Coonan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW July 1996 – August 2011
Scott Ryan
Former President Senator for Victoria November 2017 – October 2021
Between July 2008 and August 2011 Helen Coonan and Scott Ryan have voted in the same division 254 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 253 times. They have only voted differently once.
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
- 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
- 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 Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 253 times. They have only voted differently once.