edited
3rd Mar 2016
Committees - Establishment of a National Integrity Commission - Appointment
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
Bob Day and Michael Ronaldson have voted the same way 91% of the time
Bob Day
Former Family First Party Senator for SA July 2014 – November 2016
Michael Ronaldson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Victoria July 2005 – February 2016
Between July 2014 and February 2016 Bob Day and Michael Ronaldson have voted in the same division 267 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 243 times. They have only voted differently 24 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
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A declared area offence
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Public transport
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- 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
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- 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 243 times. They have only voted differently 24 times.
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Motions - Election of Senators - Refer to Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2016
Motions - Motor Vehicle Theft and Export - Personal Property Securities Register
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Documents — Toowoomba Bypass; Order for the Production of Documents
Bob Day voted Yes
Michael Ronaldson voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% 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
Michael Ronaldson 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% 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
Michael Ronaldson voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance