edited
19th Jul 2019
Motions - Solar Energy - NSW Solar Energy eXchange Initiative
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
John Hogg and Dean Smith have voted the same way 27% of the time
John Hogg
Former President Senator for Queensland August 2008 – June 2014
Dean Smith
Liberal Party Senator for WA since May 2012
Between May 2012 and June 2014 John Hogg and Dean Smith have voted in the same division 359 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 261 times. They have only voted the same 98 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
- Banning all investment in cluster munitions
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing access under Freedom of Information law
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Live animal export
- Protecting whales within Australian waters
- Same-sex marriage equality
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Australia's timber industry
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Unconventional gas mining
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- 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
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Temporary protection visas
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 261 times. They have only voted the same 98 times.
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Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Committees — Tobacco Plain Packaging
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 27th Sep 2017
Committees - World Refugee Day - Transparency
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Bentley blockade
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Family Payments
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
National Integrity Commission Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Put the question
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Documents — Note Printing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith 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
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith 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
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Share mining boom benefits
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% 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
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith 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
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith 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
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith 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
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 27th Dec 2014
Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Stop export until investigations completed
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Vulnerable Welfare Payment Recipient) Principles 2013; Disallowance
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Documents — Pollution Reduction Program; Order for the Production of Documents
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Environment - Amend environment laws
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - National Parks - Protect
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 8th Oct 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bridging visas
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2014
Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Owner consent
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — Third Reading — Read a third time
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report individial expenditure
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 - In Committee - Freedom of information for administrative matters
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — In Committee — Freedom of certain information
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to include shale gas, tight gas and underground coal gasification
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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Motions — Poultry Industry
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Water trigger
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Motions — Education Funding
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 17th Aug 2018
Motions - Parenting Payments - Reverse transfer to Newstart
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2016
Motions - International Development Assistance - Increase foreign aid budget to 0.7% of GNI
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Motions — National Health Reform Funding
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 16th Jan 2015
Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Motions — Defence Procurement
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect rivers, groundwater, agriculatural lands and natural environment
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012; in Committee
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 23rd Oct 2014
Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Review financial assistance for coal-fired electricity generation
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Motions — International Energy Agency
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Endangered Species - Giant Australian cuttlefish
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Newstart - Increase
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Business — Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert P...
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - Considera...
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012; Second Reading
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Threatened Species and Wilderness - Keep responsibility in federal hands
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Greens amendment
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Motions — Hicks, Mr David
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Endangered Species - Keep responsibility in federal hands
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Documents — Reserve Bank of Australia; Order for the Production of Documents
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 30th Jan 2015
Motions - Inequality - Introduce a Federal Equality Act
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 27th Jan 2017
Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Ban investment
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Sunset clause
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Independent annual review
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection and welfare arrangements
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Transfer to Australia after 12 months
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Australian Small Pelagic Fishery - Reverse decision to lift quota
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 1 as it is
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Stronger Futures Bills - Agree to Senator Ludlam's amendments
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Greens Amendment
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Agree to Australian Greens amendment
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Agree to Australian Greens amendments reducing sunset clause periods
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 22nd Nov 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 2 as it is
John Hogg voted Yes
Dean Smith voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2023
Motions - Rio+20 Summit 2012 - Government explanation called for
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 22nd Sep 2016
Motions - Gun Control - Stregthen uniformity
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Bills — National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Second Reading
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 6th Aug 2017
Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions
John Hogg voted No
Dean Smith voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance