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24th Oct 2019
Motions - Abortion - Congratulate NSW
Tony Sheldon voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
Tony Sheldon
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since July 2019
Never rebels explain rebellions 88% attendance explain attendance
How do they vote?
Voted very strongly for
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Live animal export
- Reducing personal income tax
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Trans rights
- Universal access to abortion services
Voted moderately for
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Protecting whistleblowers
Voted a mixture of for and against
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency
Voted moderately against
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- For increasing the Youth Allowance rate
Voted strongly against
- A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
Voted very strongly against
- Ending illegal logging
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Outsourcing government services
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
Has never voted on
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- Unconventional gas mining
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Rebel votes
Tony Sheldon has never voted against the majority of their party since entering Parliament in July 2019. explain rebellions
Free votes
Tony Sheldon has taken part in 1 free vote since entering Parliament in July 2019. explain “Free Votes”
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Senator could have attended.
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Retroactive application
Tony Sheldon was absent
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Sunset clause
Tony Sheldon was absent
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Senators voted most similarly to this one in the 2013 (current) Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Senators attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Senators that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | Nita Green | Queensland | Australian Labor Party |
| 98% | Jess Walsh | Victoria | Australian Labor Party |
| 98% | Louise Pratt | WA | Australian Labor Party |
| 98% | Marielle Smith | SA | Australian Labor Party |
| 98% | Raff Ciccone | Victoria | Australian Labor Party |