Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 — In Committee
John Williams voted Yes
Guy Barnett voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
John Williams and Guy Barnett have voted the same way 99% of the time
John Williams
Former National Party Senator for NSW July 2008 – July 2019
Guy Barnett
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 2002 – June 2011
Between July 2008 and June 2011 John Williams and Guy Barnett have voted in the same division 319 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 317 times. They have only voted differently twice.
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
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Public transport
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- 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 317 times. They have only voted differently twice.