edited
1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
Bob Day and Mathias Cormann have voted the same way 68% of the time
Bob Day
Former Family First Party Senator for SA July 2014 – November 2016
Mathias Cormann
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA June 2007 – November 2020
Between July 2014 and November 2016 Bob Day and Mathias Cormann have voted in the same division 222 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 152 times. They have only voted differently 70 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 Free Trade Agreement with China
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Giving apprentices access to a $20,000 loan
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 152 times. They have only voted differently 70 times.
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Reference to Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 3rd Mar 2016
Committees - Establishment of a National Integrity Commission - Appointment
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% 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
Mathias Cormann voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2015; in Committee
Bob Day voted Yes
Mathias Cormann voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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]; in Committee
Bob Day voted No
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann 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
Mathias Cormann voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance