edited
1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
Bob Day and George Brandis have voted the same way 66% of the time
Bob Day
Former Family First Party Senator for SA July 2014 – November 2016
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between July 2014 and November 2016 Bob Day and George Brandis have voted in the same division 160 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 106 times. They have only voted differently 54 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
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting a time limit on immigration detention
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 106 times. They have only voted differently 54 times.
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Adjournment
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Adoption of Report
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - in Committee - Agree to the bill
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Determine without amendments or debate
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Read for the first time
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Proceed without formalities
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Delay the bill
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2015
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Tax information of companies earning over $200m
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Bills — Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Consumer Lease Exclusion) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 21st Jun 2019
Motions - Perth Freight Link - Commit funding
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Disallowance of the Family Law (Fees) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015; Disallowance
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% 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
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add extra defences to unauthorise disclosure offence
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% 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
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis 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 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Documents — Abbot Point; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance