edited
5th Oct 2018
Motions - Dairy Industry - Raise price of milk to help farmers
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
Lee Rhiannon and Eric Abetz have voted the same way 8% of the time
Lee Rhiannon
Former Australian Greens Senator for NSW July 2011 – August 2018
Eric Abetz
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 1994 – May 2022
Between July 2011 and August 2018 Lee Rhiannon and Eric Abetz have voted in the same division 1097 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1013 times. They have only voted the same 84 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.
Always voted the same way on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- Voluntary student union fees
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A character test for Australian visas
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A review of our representatives' eligibility
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Buffer zones around abortion clinics
- Carbon farming
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending illegal logging
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing funding for legal aid
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Live animal export
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Offshore oil mining
- Offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- Pill testing
- Privatising certain government services
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Privatising the ABC
- Promoting multiculturalism
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Public transport
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Refugee family reunification
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Strengthening gun control laws
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- The use of strong encryption technologies
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
- Universal access to abortion services
- Uranium export
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1013 times. They have only voted the same 84 times.
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray, mace and tasers
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Goods and Services Tax - Distribution
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Tax rates
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Low and Middle Income Tax Offset
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Motions - Goods and Services Tax - Northern Territory productivity
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Motions - Immigration Detention - Labor should clarify position
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Committees - Death Penalty - Acknowledge continued opposition to death penalty
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 12th Oct 2018
Motions - Minister Representing the Minister for Aged Care - Home care packages
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 27th Apr 2018
Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Prohibit betting on lottery outcome
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Jul 2023
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Declared program participants
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018 - in Committee - Potential constitutional issue
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Burden of proof
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Dastyari, Senator Sam - Suspend standing order
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Competition and Consumer (Industry Code — Sugar) Regulations 2017 - Disallowance
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2017
Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2017
Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Notices - Postponement - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Amendments
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - in Committee - Motor vehicles
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - in Committee - Don't consider climate change
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (New Arrangements to Borrow) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Coal-Fired Power - ALP must clarify position on coal
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 13th May 2017
Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Reduce funding
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2017
Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Do not increase remuneration until in surplus
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill 2016; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2016
Motions - Judiciary - Proper process not being followed
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
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Bills — Vet Student Loans Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Charges) Bill 2016; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Documents — Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority; Order for the Production of Documents
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Motions — Fair Work Commission
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Determine without amendments or debate
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Read for the first time
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Proceed without formalities
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Delay the bill
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Amendment Bill 2016, Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016; First Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Amendment Bill 2016, Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016; First Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Amendment Bill 2016, Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016; Second Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Motions - Election of Senators - Refer to Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - Include Bligh Government in inquiry
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013; Second Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013; Second Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (a)
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Wind Farms - Act on the Community Affairs References Committee's recommendations
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Motions — Asylum Seekers
Lee Rhiannon voted Yes
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011; in Committee
Lee Rhiannon voted No
Eric Abetz voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance