Bills — Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
Nova Peris and Bill Heffernan have voted the same way 17% of the time
Nova Peris
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NT September 2013 – May 2016
Bill Heffernan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW September 1996 – May 2016
Between September 2013 and May 2016 Nova Peris and Bill Heffernan have voted in the same division 326 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 272 times. They have only voted the same 54 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
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Reducing air pollution
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Public transport
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A Royal Commission into banking
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Refugee family reunification
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 272 times. They have only voted the same 54 times.
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Bills — Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Climate Change - End fossil fuel political donations
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Steel Industry - Support local industry
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Australian Steel Industry - Use Australian steel
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Public Transport - Prioritise funding
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Anti-Corruption Commission - Create federal body
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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Bills — Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Third Reading
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2015
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Tax information of some companies earning over $200m
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2016
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and one other - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2019
Motions - Oil Exploration - Release Environmental Plan
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 21st Jun 2019
Motions - Illicit Drugs - Condemn NSW sniffer dog ban
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 22nd Sep 2015
Motions — Asylum Seekers
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2015; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Reference
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2015
Motions — Unlawful Bulk Data Collection — Recognise Edward Snowden's work
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 15th May 2015
Motions — Westconnex
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Matters of Urgency — Maules Creek Coalmine
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Motions — Gardens of Stone
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Motions - Westconnex - Don't construct WestConnex
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Toll roads
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Nova Peris voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Find other means to raise revenue
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Documents - World Heritage Committee - Protect the Fitzroy Delta, Keppel Bay, north Curtis Island and northern section of the reef
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Committees — Electoral Matters Committee; Reference
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Disclosure and ban on overseas donations
Nova Peris voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance