Matthew Canavan and Brian Burston have voted the same way 83% of the time

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Matthew Canavan

Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014

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Brian Burston

Former United Australia Party Senator for NSW June 2018 – July 2019

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Between July 2016 and July 2019 Matthew Canavan and Brian Burston have voted in the same division 446 times.

In divisions they have voted the same 368 times. They have only voted differently 78 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted differently

In divisions they have voted the same 368 times. They have only voted differently 78 times.

  1. edited 15th Mar 2019
    Senate

    Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Reporting standards

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  2. edited 28th Feb 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  3. edited 21st Mar 2019
    Senate

    Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Refer to Economics Legislation Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  4. edited 14th Feb 2019
    Senate

    Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Recovering legal aid

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  5. edited 14th Feb 2019
    Senate

    Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Limiting access to Legal Aid

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  6. edited 14th Feb 2019
    Senate

    Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Release statutory review

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  7. edited 7th Dec 2018
    Senate

    Motions - United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity - Heed recommendations

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  8. edited 7th Dec 2018
    Senate

    Motions - East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery - Add conditions to accreditation

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  9. edited 7th Dec 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Disability Services - Establish a royal commission

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  10. edited 30th Nov 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Veterans - Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB)

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  11. edited 24th Jan 2019
    Senate

    A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  12. edited 24th Jan 2019
    Senate

    A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  13. edited 8th Nov 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Infrastructure - Construct the Bradfield Scheme

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  14. edited 21st Sep 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Aged Care - Royal Commission and people with disability

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  15. edited 21st Sep 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Lobbying to Political Parties - Change definition of "lobbyist"

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  16. edited 4th Oct 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  17. edited 24th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Road Safety - Monitor

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  18. edited 20th Jul 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Participation

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  19. edited 23rd Jun 2023
    Senate

    Business - Consideration of Legislation - New timetable

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  20. edited 13th Jul 2018
    Senate

    Motions – Israel – Embassy in Jerusalem

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  21. edited 7th Jul 2023
    Senate

    Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and two others - Reference to Committee - For inquiry

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  22. edited 20th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Indigenous Affairs - Care of children

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  23. edited 20th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - South Africa - White farmers

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  24. edited 20th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - World Oral Health Day - Medicare-funded dental care

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  25. edited 5th Apr 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia - Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  26. edited 21st Jul 2023
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018 and another - in Committee - Labour market testing condition

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  27. edited 4th May 2018
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Due Diligence Improvements) Regulations 2017 - Disallow

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  28. edited 6th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Productivity Commission Report - GST distribution (Tas & SA)

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  29. edited 10th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Taxation - Cuts for Australian companies

    Matthew Canavan voted Yes

    Brian Burston voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 78% attendance

  30. edited 31st May 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Environment - Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 82% attendance

  31. edited 21st May 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Animal Welfare - Lift standards

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  32. edited 17th Dec 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Medicare - Condemns Government

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  33. edited 3rd Dec 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Siege of Vienna (1529) - Have a croissant

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  34. edited 9th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  35. edited 24th Jun 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - Ban

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 84% attendance

  36. edited 6th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Reference to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  37. Senate

    Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  38. edited 6th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Let Greens + minor parties onto Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  39. edited 10th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  40. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  41. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  42. edited 13th Jul 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  43. edited 13th May 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Reduce funding

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  44. edited 7th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch) - Financial + structural problems

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  45. edited 7th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Institutional Care - For a royal commission

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  46. edited 31st May 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Saudi Arabia - Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 81% attendance

  47. edited 7th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Ministerial Standards - Disclosure of meetings

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  48. edited 12th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Legal Services - Commit funding

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  49. Senate

    Matters of Urgency — Workplace Relations

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  50. edited 14th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Child Sexual Abuse - List of perpetrators

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 73% attendance

  51. edited 6th Apr 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Do not increase remuneration until in surplus

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  52. Senate

    Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  53. Senate

    Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  54. edited 24th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - No benefits until at least 60 years old

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  55. edited 18th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Prime ministers

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 61% attendance

  56. edited 24th Feb 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Imports - Anti-dumping system

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  57. edited 24th May 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Commit to spending on electorate

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  58. Senate

    Committees — Senators' Interests Committee; Reference

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  59. Senate

    Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted Yes

    Brian Burston voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  60. Senate

    Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted Yes

    Brian Burston voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  61. Senate

    Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted Yes

    Brian Burston voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  62. Senate

    Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 85% attendance

  63. Senate

    Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  64. Senate

    Bills — Vet Student Loans Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Charges) Bill 2016; in Committee

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  65. Senate

    Bills — Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; in Commi...

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  66. edited 6th Jun 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Australian of the Year - Remove General Morrison

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  67. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  68. edited 25th Nov 2016
    Senate

    Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills - in Committee - Reduce tax rate from 19% to 10.5%

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  69. Senate

    Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  70. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  71. edited 25th Nov 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Do not implement

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 73% attendance

  72. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  73. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matthew Canavan voted Yes

    Brian Burston voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  74. edited 18th Jan 2019
    Senate

    Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  75. Senate

    Documents — Trade; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  76. edited 17th Sep 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Census - Do not fine

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  77. edited 17th Sep 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Gambling - Against gambling advertising

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  78. Senate

    Documents — Australian Statistician; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matthew Canavan voted No

    Brian Burston voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance