edited
20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Robocall amendments
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
Ian Macdonald and Malcolm Roberts have voted the same way 85% of the time
Ian Macdonald
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1990 – July 2019
Malcolm Roberts
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019
Between July 2016 and October 2017 Ian Macdonald and Malcolm Roberts have voted in the same division 259 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 219 times. They have only voted differently 40 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 differently on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Strengthening gun control laws
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 219 times. They have only voted differently 40 times.
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edited 21st Jan 2018
Motions - National Threatened Species Day - Government support for research & conservation
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2017
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination - Williamtown Investigation Area
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 3rd Sep 2017
Documents - Solicitor-General's Advice - Produce the documents
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 13th Aug 2017
Motions - National Security - Consistency in airport mandatory screening
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Public dental care
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2017
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 17th Nov 2023
Committees - Homelessness - Long term, non-punitive plans
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 13th Aug 2017
Committees - Murray-Darling Basin - Independent national judicial inquiry
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2017
Major Bank Levy Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017 - in Committee - International banks
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2017
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Reference to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Let Greens + minor parties onto Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2017
Motions - Imports - Anti-dumping system
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Commit to spending on electorate
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Senators' Interests Committee; Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Vet Student Loans Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Charges) Bill 2016; in Committee
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Australian of the Year - Remove General Morrison
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills - in Committee - Reduce tax rate from 19% to 10.5%
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 18th Jan 2019
Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Documents — Trade; Order for the Production of Documents
Ian Macdonald voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 8th Oct 2016
Business - Consideration of Legislation - National cancer screening bills
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Ian Macdonald voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance