Sam Dastyari and Malcolm Roberts have voted the same way 25% of the time

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Sam Dastyari

Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW August 2013 – January 2018

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Malcolm Roberts

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019

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Between July 2016 and October 2017 Sam Dastyari and Malcolm Roberts have voted in the same division 235 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 177 times. They have only voted the same 58 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 177 times. They have only voted the same 58 times.

  1. edited 5th Nov 2017
    Senate

    Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  2. edited 27th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Speed things along

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  3. edited 20th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Unauthorised disclosure

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  4. edited 20th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Energy - Transition for coal workforce required

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  5. edited 26th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area - Protect cultural heritage values

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  6. edited 31st May 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Defence Procurement - Order for the Production of Documents

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  7. edited 10th Oct 2023
    Senate

    Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - Second Reading - Regulate emissions from coal-fired power stations

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  8. edited 20th Oct 2023
    Senate

    Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Enrol/update electoral role on election day

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  9. edited 20th Oct 2023
    Senate

    Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Reduce voting age to 16

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 69% attendance

  10. edited 17th Nov 2017
    Senate

    Documents - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  11. edited 10th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Appear before Committee

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  12. edited 3rd Sep 2017
    Senate

    Documents - Solicitor-General's Advice - Produce the documents

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  13. edited 23rd Aug 2017
    Senate

    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Stop Adani mine

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  14. edited 3rd Nov 2023
    Senate

    Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Public dental care

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  15. edited 30th Jun 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Close Nauru and Manus Is. detention centres

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  16. edited 9th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  17. edited 6th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Reference to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  18. Senate

    Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  19. edited 24th May 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  20. Senate

    Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Seasonal Worker Incentives for Jobseekers) Bill 2017; Second Reading

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  21. edited 16th Jun 2017
    Senate

    Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  22. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  23. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  24. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  25. edited 13th May 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Food Labelling - Review Standard

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  26. edited 31st May 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Saudi Arabia: Human Rights - Order for the Production of Documents

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  27. edited 26th May 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Fund diplomatic network and aid

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  28. edited 20th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take-Home Pay) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  29. edited 7th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Ministerial Standards - Disclosure of meetings

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  30. edited 12th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Legal Services - Commit funding

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  31. Senate

    Matters of Urgency — Workplace Relations

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  32. edited 6th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Defence Expenditure - Redirect

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  33. Senate

    Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  34. Senate

    Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  35. edited 26th Sep 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Papua New Guinea: Asylum Seekers - Against forced migration

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  36. Senate

    Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  37. edited 17th Mar 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Schools - Needs-based funding model

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  38. Senate

    Bills — Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016; Second Reading

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 69% attendance

  39. edited 11th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Australia Day - Change the date

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 69% attendance

  40. edited 11th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - Establish

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  41. Senate

    Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  42. edited 11th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  43. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  44. Senate

    Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  45. Senate

    Parliamentary Zone — Approval of Works

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  46. Senate

    Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; in Commi...

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  47. Senate

    Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; in Commi...

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  48. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  49. edited 25th Nov 2016
    Senate

    Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills - in Committee - Reduce tax rate from 19% to 10.5%

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  50. Senate

    Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  51. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  52. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  53. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  54. edited 14th Oct 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  55. edited 14th Oct 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Banks and financial institutions

    Sam Dastyari voted No

    Malcolm Roberts voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  56. edited 18th Jan 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  57. Senate

    Documents — Trade; Order for the Production of Documents

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  58. edited 1st Sep 2016
    Senate

    Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators

    Sam Dastyari voted Yes

    Malcolm Roberts voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance