edited
21st Mar 2019
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
Jim Molan and Barry O'Sullivan have voted the same way 97% of the time
Jim Molan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW November 2019 – January 2023
Barry O'Sullivan
Former National Party Senator for Queensland February 2014 – July 2019
Between December 2017 and July 2019 Jim Molan and Barry O'Sullivan have voted in the same division 334 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 325 times. They have only voted differently 9 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
- A declared area offence
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending Governor-General allowances for serious misconduct
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Privatising the ABC
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- The use of strong encryption technologies
- Transgender rights
- Unconventional gas mining
- Universal access to abortion services
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 325 times. They have only voted differently 9 times.
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - E-Cigarettes - Legalise liquid nicotine
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Reduce conflicts of interest
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Jim Molan voted Yes
Barry O'Sullivan voted No, rebelling against the National Party
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - English Language - Make official language and encourage use
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges Regulations 2018, Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Regulations 2018 - Disallow
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Confucius Institute - Foreign influence
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes, rebelling against the National Party
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 72% attendance
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edited 24th Aug 2018
Motions - Paris Agreement - Withdraw
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Dairy Industry - Raise price of milk to help farmers
Jim Molan voted No
Barry O'Sullivan voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance