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Committees - Fuel and Energy Committee - Resolution of Appointment
Helen Coonan voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Christopher Back voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 88% attendance
Helen Coonan and Christopher Back have voted the same way 98% of the time
Helen Coonan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW July 1996 – August 2011
Christopher Back
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA March 2009 – July 2017
Between March 2009 and August 2011 Helen Coonan and Christopher Back have voted in the same division 180 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 177 times. They have only voted differently 3 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 trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 177 times. They have only voted differently 3 times.
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Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation - Defer question of third reading
Helen Coonan voted No
Christopher Back voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
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
Christopher Back voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 92% attendance