edited
5th Apr 2022
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
Sam McMahon and Tony Sheldon have voted the same way 28% of the time
Sam McMahon
Former Country Liberal Party Senator for NT July 2019 – May 2022
Tony Sheldon
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since July 2019
Between July 2019 and May 2022 Sam McMahon and Tony Sheldon have voted in the same division 630 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 455 times. They have only voted the same 175 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
- Australia's timber industry
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Offshore oil mining
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Transgender rights
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- A Royal Commission into Robodebt
- An independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing workplace protections
- Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
- Offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- Paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads
- Privatising certain government services
- Procedural fairness
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attribute
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 455 times. They have only voted the same 175 times.
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edited 5th Apr 2022
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 19th Aug 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Exempt from Standing Order 111
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Stage 2 licences
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 26th Aug 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Speed up consideration of disallowance motion
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2021
Documents - Australian Antarctic Division - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 26th Aug 2022
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Restrict motion time
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Don't insist on amendments
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Dissent from ruling
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Put motion of dissent
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Sep 2021
Documents - Western Australia: Korean Community, Queensland: Coal Mining - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Jul 2021
Motions - Parliament House - Functions
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
edited 25th Jun 2021
Motions - Temporary Visa Holders - Create new criteria
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Several motions - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2021
Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Agree with bill as amended
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2021
Matters of Urgency - Gas Industry - Beetaloo Basin
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Net Zero by 2035
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Equity investments
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Move and vote on other motion
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Covid-19: International Travel, Coal Mining, Reconciliation Week - Suspend procedural rules
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - World Ms Day, Workforce Participation, Rotary Australia - Suspend procedural rules
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 21st May 2021
Motions - Climate Change - Stop funding fossil fuels
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 21st May 2021
Motions - Forestry Industry, Beef Industry - Condemn green groups
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Suspend the usual procedual rules
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 21st May 2021
Motions - Economy - Restructure tax system
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2021
Motions - National Disability Insurance Scheme, Aged Care: Dementia - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2022
Motions - Landcare Australia - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Tasmania - Takayna Trail Ultramarathon
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - NBN Co - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Northern Territory: Crime - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing - Modern Manufacturing Initiative
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing, Catholic Education - Let a vote take place
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Media diversity and funding
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services - Let votes happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - In Committee - Making staff info available
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 12th Feb 2021
Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Greens Party amendments
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 12th Feb 2021
Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Keep sections unchanged
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 2nd Jan 2021
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Oversight
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2020
Matters of Urgency - Australian Defence Force - Address Brereton report
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 - Reference to Committee
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 21st Oct 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 21st Oct 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 22nd Oct 2022
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - in Committee - Universities
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2021
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - in Committee - Exclude universities
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2021
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Withdraw bill and consult
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 18th Sep 2020
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020 - in Committee - PJCIS oversight
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 4th Sep 2020
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
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edited 23rd Oct 2020
Motions - Defence Equipment: Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Standing Order 66 and 76
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 10th Jul 2020
Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Independent review
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
-
edited 12th Jun 2020
Motions - Forestry - Protect native forests
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 12th Jun 2020
Motions - All Lives Matter - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 3rd Jul 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference - China
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 57% attendance
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edited 15th May 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
edited 6th Mar 2020
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Climate change
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - E-Cigarette Products - Ingredients
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 27th Mar 2020
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight as world heritage
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - National Security - Targetting hate speech and the far right
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Environment Restoration Fund and Communities Environment Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Current sustainment model
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Gas Industry - Protect climate
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Transparency
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Protect water
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Higher Education - Make free
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Protect Pilliga Forest & Great Artesian Basin
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Climate Change - Logging in the Tarkine
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 21st Feb 2020
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - in Committee - Public announcements of grants
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Cancel permit
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Mining - Revoke Adani environmental approvals
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 7th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 7th Feb 2020
Motions - Citizenship - Loyalty pledge in schools
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Agree with report
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Amendment to report
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 10th Jan 2020
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Staff to care recipient ratios
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 17th Jan 2020
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Greens amendments
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Include real estate agents, accountants and lawyers
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 24th Jan 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Australia's relationship with China
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 31st Jan 2020
Documents - Stromlo-1 Exploration Drilling Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Climate change
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 29th May 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Independent inquiry
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 29th May 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Labour market testing
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Investor-state dispute settlement
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Concerns about trade agreements
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 29th Nov 2019
Motions - Science - Ultimate arbiter of science
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Horseracing - Royal Commission
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Great Australian Bight - Foreign company
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Australian Bushfires - Climate Change
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Transgender Awareness Week - Support
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Gene Technology Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 - Disallowance
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 5th Jun 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Expand bill to apply to all sectors
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Banking Code of Practice - Disallow Instruments
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Coal-fired generators
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 24th Jul 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Coal-fired power generators
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Wallarah 2 Coal Project - Cancel approval
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Restict during summer
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 8th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 31st Jul 2020
Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - $1 billion to TAFE
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 22nd Nov 2019
Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Invest
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 1st Nov 2019
Motions - Climate Change, Petroleum Industry - No new coal, oil or gas projects
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 31st Jul 2020
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Maintain innovative patents
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 31st Jul 2020
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Consider immediately
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Renewable Energy - Proper oversight
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Tasmania: Mining - Prohibition
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 1st Nov 2019
Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019, Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
edited 1st Nov 2019
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Crisis
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - New South Wales - Land clearing amnesty
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Endangered Species - Protect
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Queensland - Bushfires
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 20th Sep 2019
Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill 2019 - in Committee - Subclause 10(2)
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 7th Aug 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Jobactive - Implement recommendations
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Fossil Fuel Basins - Halt development
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 2nd Aug 2019
Motions - Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Appointment of members
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Media - Funding for public broadcasters
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Transition to low carbon economy
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 15th Aug 2019
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 15th Aug 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Mining - Carmichael Mine
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Moon Lake Investments - Impose new condition
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 22nd Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019, Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Crossbench partici...
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 22nd Aug 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019, Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Oversight
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Do not refer these bills to committees
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 26th Jul 2019
Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 25th Jul 2019
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Protect from climate change
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 22nd Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019, Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Fossil fuels
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Use of funds
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Source of funding
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Accountability measures
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Climate crisis
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 29th Aug 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Fossil fuel companies water use
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 6th Sep 2019
Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 amd another - Second Reading - Royalty on oil and gas project
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Future Drought Fund Bill 2019 and another
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 26th Jul 2019
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 26th Jul 2019
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019 - in Committee - Safety standards and sustainability
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
edited 26th Jul 2019
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 25th Jul 2019
Documents - Commissioner of Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 4th Oct 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Amendment
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Low income earners
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Government should increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Mining - Support Carmichael Mine project
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Newstart and Youth Allowance - Raise by $75 a week
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 12th Jul 2019
Committees - Economics Legislation Committee - Refer
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill 2019
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Tony Sheldon voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Energy - Affordable, clean, renewable energy
Sam McMahon voted No
Tony Sheldon voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance