Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Bob Day and Richard Colbeck have voted the same way 81% of the time
Bob Day
Former Family First Party Senator for SA July 2014 – November 2016
Richard Colbeck
Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since February 2018
Between July 2014 and May 2016 Bob Day and Richard Colbeck have voted in the same division 426 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 345 times. They have only voted differently 81 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
- An emissions reduction fund
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Public transport
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Refugee family reunification
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 345 times. They have only voted differently 81 times.
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Reference to Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Adjournment
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Third Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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 Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Put the question
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% 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
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Motions - Central Coast: Australian Taxation Office - Performing arts centre on the Gosford Waterfront
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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Bills — Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; Reference to Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 25th May 2015
Motions — Income Support
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Motions — Excise Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2014, Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2014
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 16th Jun 2015
Motions — Housing Affordability
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 77% attendance
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edited 9th Mar 2015
Documents – National Mental Health Commission – Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Documents — Telecommunications; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck 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
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Interactive Gambling Act and ACMA
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Toll roads
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Documents — Abbot Point; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Consideration of House of Representatives Message
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Documents — Air Warfare Destroyer; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Richard Colbeck voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013 [No.2] - Second Reading - Read a second time
Bob Day voted No
Richard Colbeck voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance