Marise Payne and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted the same way 19% of the time

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Marise Payne

Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW April 1997 – September 2023

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Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013

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Between July 2011 and August 2013 Marise Payne and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted in the same division 396 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 320 times. They have only voted the same 76 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 320 times. They have only voted the same 76 times.

  1. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  2. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — In Committee — Freedom of certain information

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  3. Senate

    Motions — National Health Reform Funding

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  4. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  5. Senate

    Motions — Defence Procurement

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  6. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect rivers, groundwater, agriculatural lands and natural environment

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  7. Senate

    Bills — Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  8. edited 23rd Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  9. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  10. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  11. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  12. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  13. Senate

    Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  14. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart - Increase

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  15. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Declared Income Management Areas) Determination 2012, Social Security (Administration) (Vulnerable Income Mana...

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 42% attendance

  16. edited 22nd Aug 2016
    Senate

    Documents - Reef Rescue Program - Great Barrier Reef

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  17. Senate

    Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012; Second Reading

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  18. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Threatened Species and Wilderness - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  19. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  20. Senate

    Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  21. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  22. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  23. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environment - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  24. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  25. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  26. Senate

    Documents — Defence White Paper

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  27. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  28. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  29. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 1 as it is

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  30. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures Bills - Agree to Senator Ludlam's amendments

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  31. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  32. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Agree to Australian Greens amendment

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  33. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Agree to Australian Greens amendments reducing sunset clause periods

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  34. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 2 as it is

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  35. edited 4th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2012 - Second Reading - Replace chaplaincy with counselling

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  36. Senate

    Bills — National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Second Reading

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  37. edited 6th Aug 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  38. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Oppose offshore dumping

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  39. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Mining - Moratorium on coal seam gas

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 45% attendance

  40. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Energy - India and other countries standing outside the NPT

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  41. Senate

    Motions — Acknowledgement of Country

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  42. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  43. edited 16th Mar 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Mining - Use Queensland mining wealth to benefit all Queenslanders

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  44. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  45. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  46. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  47. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  48. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Western Australia Export Fishing Licences - Refuse export licence until observer program established

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  49. edited 10th Dec 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Coal - From coal to clean energy market

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  50. Senate

    Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  51. Senate

    Motions — University Fees

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  52. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Third Reading

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  53. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  54. Senate

    Bills — Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  55. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; In Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  56. Senate

    Motions — Competition Policy

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  57. Senate

    Motions — Dissent from Ruling

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  58. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  59. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Lobby

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  60. Senate

    Motions — West Papua

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  61. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  62. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  63. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Membership

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  64. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  65. Senate

    Motions — Hungary

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  66. Senate

    Motions — Cluster Munitions

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  67. Senate

    Motions — West Papua

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  68. Senate

    Motions — Convoy of No Confidence

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  69. Senate

    Motions — Eden Biomass Power Plant

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  70. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  71. Senate

    Motions — Amendment to Standing Orders

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  72. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - End live animal export

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  73. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  74. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  75. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Marise Payne voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  76. Senate

    Bills — National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011; in Committee

    Marise Payne voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance