edited
21st Apr 2016
Motions - Anti-Corruption Commission - Create federal body
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
Matthew Canavan and Stephen Conroy have voted the same way 11% of the time
Matthew Canavan
Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014
Stephen Conroy
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria April 1996 – September 2016
Between July 2014 and September 2016 Matthew Canavan and Stephen Conroy have voted in the same division 283 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 252 times. They have only voted the same 31 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
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 252 times. They have only voted the same 31 times.
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edited 31st Mar 2016
Motions - Income Management - End income management
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Mandatory Telecommunications Data Retention Scheme - Repeal the scheme
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let Them Stay
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Business — Withdrawal
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Motions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2015
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Motions — Great Barrier Reef
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2015
Motions — Troop Deployment to Iraq
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Motions — Iraq and Syria
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - East West Link - Redirect funding to public transport
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Matthew Canavan voted Yes
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss parliamentary approval for the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Matthew Canavan voted No
Stephen Conroy voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance