Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
Brett Mason and Sam Dastyari have voted the same way 20% of the time
Brett Mason
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1999 – April 2015
Sam Dastyari
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW August 2013 – January 2018
Between August 2013 and April 2015 Brett Mason and Sam Dastyari have voted in the same division 205 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 163 times. They have only voted the same 42 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
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Live animal export
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Public transport
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- An emissions reduction fund
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 163 times. They have only voted the same 42 times.
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - Legal Aid- Increase funding
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 27th May 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2015
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2016
Business - Great Barrier Reef - Galilee Basin
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Family protection visas
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari 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
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2015
Motions — Housing Affordability
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 77% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss the Deployment of Australian Troops
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Mining - Review control of Abbot Point coal terminal
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 15th Feb 2015
Motions — Nuclear Energy
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 29th Oct 2014
Motions — Security in Afghanistan
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - East West Link - Redirect funding to public transport
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 16th Jan 2015
Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea (with two provisos)
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% 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
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 - Put the motion (for disallowance)
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 — Disallow motion
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% 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
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari 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
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Documents — Note Printing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Brett Mason voted Yes
Sam Dastyari voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect Australia from climate change
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Clean Energy Auction Revocation Determination 2014; Disallowance
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Committees — Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Kangaroo Island - Reject seismic testing proposal
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Reject the Abbot Point coal port expansion proposal
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Wheat Exports - Reject takeover of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland
Brett Mason voted No
Sam Dastyari voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance