Compare how Anne Ruston and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on same-sex marriage equality
Anne Ruston
Liberal Party Senator for SA since September 2012
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should amend the Marriage Act 1961 so that same-sex couples can marry under Australian law
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Anne Ruston or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Anne Ruston and Matt Thistlethwaite on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Anne Ruston | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
29th Nov 2017, 1:30 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | - | Yes |
20th Jun 2013, 11:28 AM – Senate Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
No | Yes | Yes |
20th Sep 2012, 4:15 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
absent | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Anne Ruston or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Anne Ruston | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
7th Feb 2013, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM |
No | No | Yes |
11th Oct 2012, 12:11 PM – Senate Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge |
No | No | Yes |
21st Nov 2011 – Senate Matters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage |
- | No | Yes |
11th Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage |
- | No | Yes |
5th Jul 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality |
- | No | Yes |