edited
3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining: Liverpool Plains - Moratorium
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
Sam Dastyari and Jonathon Duniam have voted the same way 20% of the time
Sam Dastyari
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW August 2013 – January 2018
Jonathon Duniam
Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2016
Between July 2016 and January 2018 Sam Dastyari and Jonathon Duniam have voted in the same division 280 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 223 times. They have only voted the same 57 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
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Voluntary student union fees
Always voted differently on
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- Changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Live animal export
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 223 times. They have only voted the same 57 times.
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Siege of Vienna (1529) - Have a croissant
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2017
Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2017
Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2017
Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Unauthorised disclosure
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Amendments
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Transition for coal workforce required
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Renewable Energy - Against target and subsidies
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area - Protect cultural heritage values
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Reregulate to control increase in electricity prices
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - in Committee - Motor vehicles
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam 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
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 and three others - Second Reading - Regulate emissions from coal-fired power stations
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Misleading statements
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Enrol/update electoral role on election day
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Reduce voting age to 16
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2017
Documents - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Appear before Committee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Stop Adani mine
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Withdraw from Refugee Convention
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Close Nauru and Manus Is. detention centres
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2017
Major Bank Levy Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017 - in Committee - International banks
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2017
Treasury Laws Amendment (Gst Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Delay the bill
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Seasonal Worker Incentives for Jobseekers) Bill 2017; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017; in Committee
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2017
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 13th May 2017
Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Reduce funding
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 13th May 2017
Motions - Food Labelling - Review Standard
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Saudi Arabia: Human Rights - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 26th May 2017
Motions - Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Fund diplomatic network and aid
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2017
Motions - Child Sexual Abuse - List of perpetrators
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2017
Motions - Defence Expenditure - Redirect
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2017
Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Do not increase remuneration until in surplus
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 26th Sep 2017
Motions - Papua New Guinea: Asylum Seekers - Against forced migration
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 17th Mar 2017
Motions - Schools - Needs-based funding model
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2017
Motions - President of the United States of America - Do not invite Trump
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Illicit Drugs - Pill testing
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Bills — Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016; Second Reading
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Motions - Australia Day - Change the date
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - Establish
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2017
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Parliamentary Zone — Approval of Works
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% 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
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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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
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Do not implement
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2016
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2016
Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Banks and financial institutions
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2016
Motions - Roads - Access to information
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2016
Motions - Immigration Detention - Royal Commission
Sam Dastyari voted No
Jonathon Duniam voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Jonathon Duniam voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance