edited
21st Mar 2024
Documents - Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
Larissa Waters and James Paterson have voted the same way 13% of the time
Larissa Waters
Australian Greens Senator for Queensland since September 2018
James Paterson
Liberal Party Senator for Victoria since March 2016
Since March 2016 Larissa Waters and James Paterson have voted in the same division 1564 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 1363 times. They have only voted the same 201 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
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- Transgender rights
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- A declared area offence
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A Royal Commission into banking
- A Royal Commission into Robodebt
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Australia's timber industry
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Building community climate change resilience
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing government funding for private schools
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Ending Governor-General allowances for serious misconduct
- Ending illegal logging
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Extended Supervision Orders (ESOs)
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- 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 protections for franchisees
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)
- 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
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Offshore oil mining
- Offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- Paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Privatising certain government services
- Procedural fairness
- Protecting Australian sovereignty in trade agreements
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whales within Australian waters
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Self-governance of the territories
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 1363 times. They have only voted the same 201 times.
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edited 21st Mar 2024
Documents - Department of Education - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 14th Mar 2024
Documents - Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Documents — Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 8th Feb 2024
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Put the question
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference - Optus outage
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Committees - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference - Put the question
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents - Competition Taskforce
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents - Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Department of Education; Order for the Production of Documents - ARC
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Economics Legislation Committee - Explanation
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2023
Documents - Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
-
edited 8th Dec 2023
Motions - Aviation Industry - Critcism of Government
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 3rd Feb 2024
Documents - Goods and Services Tax Revenue - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2024
Documents - Special Purpose Flights - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2024
Documents - Special Purpose Flights - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2024
Documents - National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2024
Documents - Aviation Industry, Goods and Services Tax - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - Parole Applications - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 12th Jan 2024
Documents - Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 5th Jan 2024
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Report into Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Vaccine Indemnity) Bill 2023
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 5th Jan 2024
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Report on housing bills
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 15th Sep 2023
Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023, Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Consider workplace constraints
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - National Disability Insurance Agency - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 29th Sep 2023
Committees - Perth Mint and Commonwealth Regulatory Compliance Select Committee - Appointment
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Rental crisis
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 29th Oct 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 22nd Sep 2023
Documents - Department of the Treasury; Order for the Production of Documents - Country-by-country (CBC) reporting
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2023
Business - Postpone further consideration of the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two others
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 22nd Sep 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two related bills
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 22nd Sep 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 22nd Sep 2023
Documents - Forestry Industry; Order for the Production of Documents - Native timber harvesting (West Australia)
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 22nd Sep 2023
Documents - Economy; Order for the Production of Documents - Commonwealth of Australia's credit rating
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 4th Aug 2023
Matters of Urgency - Budget - Criticise Labor Government
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 17th Mar 2023
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
edited 17th Mar 2023
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Refer to Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
edited 14th Apr 2023
Documents - Commonwealth of Australia Credit Rating - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 14th Apr 2023
Documents - Superannuation changes - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 14th Apr 2023
Documents - Otway Basin 2dmc Marine Seismic Survey - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 10th Mar 2023
Motions - Parliament: Sittings - Give breakdown of costs
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
edited 10th Feb 2023
Documents - Queensland: Infrastructure - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 10th Feb 2023
Documents - Order for the Production of Documents - Budget Process Operational Rules (BPORs)
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 8th Dec 2022
Documents - Child Care - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 22nd Dec 2022
Documents - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - Order for the Production of Documents - Collection of gap fees
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 22nd Dec 2022
Documents - Child Care - Order for the Production of Documents; modelling
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 2nd Dec 2022
Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Additions to the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 30th Dec 2022
Documents - Infrastructure - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 30th Dec 2022
Documents - Infrastructure - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 30th Dec 2022
Documents - Budget - Order for the Production of Documents; Budget Process Operational Rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 30th Dec 2022
Documents - Department of the Treasury - Order for the Production of Documents; Crypto asset secondary service providers
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 30th Dec 2022
Documents - Superannuation - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 6th Jan 2023
Committees - Economics References Committee - Reference; ASIC
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 27th Oct 2022
Documents - Superannuation; Order for the Production of Documents - Changes to payment disclosure requirements
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 27th Oct 2022
Documents - Australian Electoral Commission - Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2022
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Pensioner concession cards
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2022
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Suspension of benefits & entitlements
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2022
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Put the question
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 30th Sep 2022
Committees - National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation Joint Committee - Nomination by Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - One Nation second reading amendment
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 23rd Nov 2021
Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
3 rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 13th Aug 2021
Motions - Covid-19 - Unity in COVID response
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
-
edited 20th May 2022
Motions - Seasonal Worker Program - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 20th May 2022
Motions - Employment, Western Australia: Resources Industry - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 21st May 2022
Motions - Seafarers - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 9th Jul 2021
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Environmental outcomes
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 9th Jul 2021
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Nationals' amendments
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 10th Sep 2021
Documents - Western Australia: Korean Community, Queensland: Coal Mining - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 17th Sep 2021
Documents - Energy; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 30th Jul 2021
Motions - Medicare, Tasmania: Queen's Birthday Honours, Superannuation - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
-
edited 1st Oct 2021
COAG Reform Fund Amendment (No Electric Vehicle Taxes) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Put the question
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 2nd Jul 2021
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Support delivery of Plan
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Several motions - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 10th Jun 2022
Motions - Child Care - Move and vote on immediately
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Covid-19: International Travel, Coal Mining, Reconciliation Week - Suspend procedural rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - World Ms Day, Workforce Participation, Rotary Australia - Suspend procedural rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Suspend the usual procedual rules
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 7th May 2021
Committees - Alleged Misuse of Disaster Relief and Recovery Payments in Queensland Committee - Appointment
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 15th Jul 2022
Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Enterprise agreement requirements
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - NBN Co - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Northern Territory: Crime - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Gas Industry - Implement Callaghan Report recommendations
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing, Catholic Education - Let a vote take place
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services - Let votes happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Bombing of Darwin: 79th Anniversary, Fiji: Cyclone Yasa - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Jobseeker Payment, Jobkeeper Payment, Environmental Legislation - Let other votes happen
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 24th Sep 2022
Committees - Use of Commonwealth Grant Money in Queensland Local Government: Select Committee - Appointment
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 5th Feb 2021
Motions - Coal-Fired Power Stations - Build in the Hunter
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 18th Dec 2020
Motions - Domestic and Family Violence - Fund services
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
-
edited 22nd Jan 2021
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Pauline Hanson amendments
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 18th Dec 2020
Motions - Australian Defence Force - Do not strip citations
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 20th Nov 2020
Motions - Queensland State Election - One Nation and the Greens Party
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 21st Mar 2024
Motions - World Economic Forum - Boycott
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 52% attendance
-
edited 19th Jun 2020
Motions - Queensland: Infrastructure - Bradfield Scheme
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
-
edited 19th Jun 2020
Motions - Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 26th Jun 2020
Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
-
edited 15th May 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Let a vote happen
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
edited 27th Mar 2020
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - National Security - Targetting hate speech and the far right
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Current sustainment model
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Domestic and Family Violence - Ms Bettina Arndt
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Work together
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Climate Change - Work together
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Paradise Dam - Inquiry
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 29th Nov 2019
Motions - Science - Ultimate arbiter of science
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Transgender Awareness Week - Support
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
edited 31st Jul 2020
Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - $1 billion to TAFE
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Climate Change - Amendment
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Renewable Energy - Proper oversight
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 2nd Aug 2019
Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
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
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Energy - Exports and cost of energy
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
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
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Labor amendments
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 14th Mar 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Oppose the items
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Water - Fund Bradfield Scheme
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Child Support - Set up a Royal Commission
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - Family Law - Male suicides
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 22nd Feb 2019
Motions - National Security - Trump-style travel ban
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Fuel - Remove fuel excise
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 8th Nov 2018
Motions - Infrastructure - Construct the Bradfield Scheme
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - National Security - Ban facial coverings
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
-
edited 14th Sep 2018
Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Appointment of new Commissioner
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Setting SES
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Setting SES
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Distribution of funding
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Limiting commitments
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 8th Jul 2017
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criticism of Gonski 2.0
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Withdraw from Refugee Convention
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 13th May 2017
Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Reduce funding
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2016 - Third Reading - Speed things along
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2016 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Third Reading - Speeding things along
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 9th Dec 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - in Committee - Don't insist on amendments
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
edited 9th Dec 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Returned from the House of Representatives - Deal with this now
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 3rd Dec 2016
Motions - Judiciary - Proper process not being followed
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Vet Student Loans Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Charges) Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Australian of the Year - Remove General Morrison
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Documents — Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority; Order for the Production of Documents
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 25th Nov 2016
Motions — Fair Work Commission
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 19th Nov 2016
Motions - Day, Mr Bob, AO
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Financial arrangements of ARENA
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 17th Sep 2016
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Transport Industry - Support the industry
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Reference to Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Third Reading
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Adoption of Report
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - in Committee - Agree to the bill
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted No
James Paterson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Larissa Waters voted Yes
James Paterson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance