edited
21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Parliamentary business
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
Fraser Anning and Helen Polley have voted the same way 24% of the time
Fraser Anning
Former Independent Senator for Queensland October 2018 – July 2019
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
Between November 2017 and July 2019 Fraser Anning and Helen Polley have voted in the same division 223 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 170 times. They have only voted the same 53 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
- A declared area offence
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- More scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Same-sex marriage equality
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Always voted differently on
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Promoting multiculturalism
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Removing children from immigration detention
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Tobacco plain packaging
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 170 times. They have only voted the same 53 times.
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Documents - Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Reform needed
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Condemn lifting WA fracking moratorium
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Coalmines in the Galilee Basin - Refuse
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Carbon price
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Documents - Menindee Lakes; Order for the Production of Documents - Suspend Senator Di Natale
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 15th Mar 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2019
Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Make disallowable instruments
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2018
Motions - International Development Assistance - Increase aid budget
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and another - in Committee - Publicly available information
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Motions - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2018
Motions - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry - Publish submissions with consent
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Documents - Centrelink - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer matter
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - My Health Record - Extend opt-out period
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 12th Oct 2018
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 89% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Airports Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Consultation
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 2nd Nov 2018
Documents - National Radioactive Waste Management Facility Site Selection Process - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - National Independent Commission Against Corruption - Create
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - Nuclear Waste - Consult with Native Title Holders
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Home Care Packages - Deliver on reforms
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - International Overdose Awareness Day - New policies needed
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Social Security (Administration) (Trial of Cashless Welfare Arrangements) Determination 2018 and another - Disallow
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2023
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Reporting of Gas Reserves) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Adjourn debate
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 7th Sep 2018
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 14th Sep 2018
Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2023
Budget - Consideration by Estimates Committees - Provide information
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia - Order for the Production of Documents
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Action
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Asylum Seekers - End offshore detention
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2018
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Transition away from
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2018
Motions - Mining - Against Adani
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2018
Motions - Defence Industry - Do not support
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2018
Motions - Australia Day - Change the date
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2018
Motions - Mining - Confirm Adani's Carmichael Mine shouldn't go ahead
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Burke, Mr Donald William - Government members associating with questionable figures
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Australia Day - Consultation on changing the date
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2017
Motions - Northern and Regional Queensland - Neglect by PM
Fraser Anning voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Helen Polley voted Yes
Not passed
1 rebellion 78% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2017
Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Agree with the bill
Fraser Anning voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Helen Polley voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination based on religious beliefs
Fraser Anning voted No
Helen Polley voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 81% attendance