Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 — In Committee
Ron Boswell voted Yes
Nick Minchin voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Ron Boswell and Nick Minchin have voted the same way 99% of the time
Ron Boswell
Former National Party Senator for Queensland March 1983 – June 2014
Nick Minchin
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA July 1993 – June 2011
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2011 Ron Boswell and Nick Minchin have voted in the same division 379 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 375 times. They have only voted differently 4 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
Always voted the same way on
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stem cell research
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 375 times. They have only voted differently 4 times.
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Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines — Motion for Disallowance
Ron Boswell voted Yes
Nick Minchin voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Ron Boswell voted No
Nick Minchin voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 — Second Reading — Read a second time
Ron Boswell voted No
Nick Minchin voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance