edited
14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Recovering legal aid
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
Mehreen Faruqi and David Bushby have voted the same way 9% of the time
Mehreen Faruqi
Australian Greens Senator for NSW since August 2018
David Bushby
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania August 2007 – January 2019
Between August 2018 and January 2019 Mehreen Faruqi and David Bushby have voted in the same division 224 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 204 times. They have only voted the same 20 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
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing government funding for private schools
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- 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 consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- 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 Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Live animal export
- MacMines' proposed China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Political intervention in research funding grants
- Prioritising religious freedom
- 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 air pollution
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- The use of strong encryption technologies
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 204 times. They have only voted the same 20 times.
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Limiting access to Legal Aid
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Release statutory review
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 and others - Second Reading - Relax import restrictions
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Select Committee into Fair Dinkum Power - Refer
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
David Bushby voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Bring forward reporting date
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
David Bushby voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - E-Cigarettes - Legalise liquid nicotine
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2019
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Fuel - Remove fuel excise
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Nuclear Energy - Lift ban
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2018
Motions - Infrastructure - Construct the Bradfield Scheme
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
David Bushby voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 1st Feb 2019
Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Labor amendment
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Migrants Convicted of Being a Member of a Terrorist Organisation - Establish criteria
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 63% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2018
Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018 - in Committee - Require manufacturer consent for plain packaging
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2018
Tobacco Plain Packaging Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Mehreen Faruqi voted Yes
David Bushby voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - National Security - Ban facial coverings
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Appointment of new Commissioner
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - English Language - Make official language and encourage use
Mehreen Faruqi voted No
David Bushby voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance