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28th Feb 2019
Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
Matthew Canavan and Fraser Anning have voted the same way 89% of the time
Matthew Canavan
Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014
Fraser Anning
Former Independent Senator for Queensland October 2018 – July 2019
Between November 2017 and July 2019 Matthew Canavan and Fraser Anning have voted in the same division 281 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 249 times. They have only voted differently 32 times.
How do their votes on policies compare?
Policies are groups of votes related to an issue. We only show policies where we have enough information on both people.
Always voted differently on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal action on public housing
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Prioritising religious freedom
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing air pollution
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Universal access to abortion services
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 249 times. They have only voted differently 32 times.
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Documents - Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Veterans - Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB)
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018 and others - Second Reading - Relax import restrictions
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2019
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Motions - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2018
Motions - Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry - Publish submissions with consent
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2019
Documents - Centrelink - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Refer to Committee
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - E-Cigarettes - Legalise liquid nicotine
Matthew Canavan voted No, rebelling against the Liberal National Party
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2018
Motions - My Health Record - Extend opt-out period
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2019
A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2019
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2018
Motions - Infrastructure - Construct the Bradfield Scheme
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee (ABC + political interference)
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Fraser Anning voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Aged Care - Royal Commission and people with disability
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 12th Oct 2018
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Refer to Committee
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 4th Oct 2018
Motions - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Table due diligence report
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 19th Oct 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Put the question
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 89% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2023
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Reporting of Gas Reserves) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Adjourn debate
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Fraser Anning voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 and another - First Reading - Consider bills together
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Fraser Anning voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Committees - Death Penalty - Acknowledge continued opposition to death penalty
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Fraser Anning voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Motions – Israel – Embassy in Jerusalem
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2023
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and two others - Reference to Committee - For inquiry
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - South Africa - White farmers
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 5th Apr 2019
Documents - Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia - Order for the Production of Documents
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2017
Motions - Northern and Regional Queensland - Neglect by PM
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Not passed
1 rebellion 78% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Siege of Vienna (1529) - Have a croissant
Matthew Canavan voted No
Fraser Anning voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance