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19th Jun 2020
Motions - Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Sam McMahon and Richard Di Natale have voted the same way 6% of the time
Sam McMahon
Former Country Liberal Party Senator for NT July 2019 – May 2022
Richard Di Natale
Former Australian Greens Senator for Victoria July 2011 – August 2020
Between July 2019 and August 2020 Sam McMahon and Richard Di Natale have voted in the same division 337 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 318 times. They have only voted the same 19 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Australia's timber industry
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Offshore oil mining
- Offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- Paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads
- Privatising certain government services
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 318 times. They have only voted the same 19 times.
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edited 12th Jun 2020
Motions - All Lives Matter - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 26th Jun 2020
Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 15th May 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - E-Cigarette Products - Ingredients
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2020
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - National Security - Targetting hate speech and the far right
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Current sustainment model
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Work together
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Climate Change - Work together
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Paradise Dam - Inquiry
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Motions - Science - Ultimate arbiter of science
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Transgender Awareness Week - Support
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Climate Change - Amendment
Sam McMahon voted Yes
Richard Di Natale voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Renewable Energy - Proper oversight
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Add additional text to motion
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Energy - Exports and cost of energy
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 12th Jul 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Bring forward lifting tax bracket
Sam McMahon voted No
Richard Di Natale voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance