Anne Ruston and Varun Ghosh have voted the same way 23% of the time

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Anne Ruston

Liberal Party Senator for SA since September 2012

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Varun Ghosh

Australian Labor Party Senator for WA since February 2024

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Since February 2024 Anne Ruston and Varun Ghosh have voted in the same division 53 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 41 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.

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Voted a mixture of the same and differently on

Always voted differently on

Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 41 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.

  1. edited 28th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Employer opt-out fewer than 20 employees

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  2. edited 28th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - 26 weeks available from 2024

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  3. edited 29th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - 12 months of leave by 2030

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  4. edited 19 days ago
    Senate

    Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Superannuation for Commonwealth-funded parental leave pay

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  5. edited 21st Mar 2024
    Senate

    Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Compensate small businesses

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  6. edited 14th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Israel - Export of military equipment to Israel

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 46% attendance

  7. edited 14th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Parliament House: Accessibility - Order for the Production of Documents

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  8. edited 14th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Documents - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Order for the Production of Documents - Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  9. edited 27 days ago
    Senate

    Business - Rearrangement - Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024

    Anne Ruston voted Yes

    Varun Ghosh voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  10. edited 26 days ago
    Senate

    Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill 2023 - Committee of the Whole - Black coal mining industry casual employees

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  11. edited 7th Mar 2024
    Senate

    Australian Education Amendment (Save Our Public Schools) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Put the question

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 49% attendance

  12. edited 29th Feb 2024
    Senate

    Documents - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Order for the Production of Documents

    Anne Ruston voted No

    Varun Ghosh voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance