edited
1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let a vote happen
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts have voted the same way 78% of the time
Cory Bernardi
Former Australian Conservatives Senator for SA February 2017 – January 2020
Malcolm Roberts
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019
Between July 2016 and January 2020 Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts have voted in the same division 385 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 301 times. They have only voted differently 84 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
- A review of our representatives' eligibility
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing marine conservation
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
Always voted the same way on
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Changing the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Federal action on public housing
- Getting rid of the Gold Travel Pass
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full
- Imprisoning immigration detention workers who record or reveal information from their work
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Live animal export
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Making sanitary items GST-free
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Transgender rights
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 301 times. They have only voted differently 84 times.
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Support
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Trade - Commend entry into FTAs
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Amendment to report
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 31st Jan 2020
Documents - Dairy Industry - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 31st Jan 2020
Documents - Stromlo-1 Exploration Drilling Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 31st Jan 2020
Motions - Climate Change - Suspend the usual rules
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 8th May 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Saving Australia Dairy Bill 2019
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 24th Apr 2020
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Agree with bill as amended
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Labour market testing
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 5th Jun 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - Concerns about trade agreements
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Water licence holders
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - National Relay Service - CapTel users
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Water Infrastructure - Bradfield-type scheme
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Employment - Migrant workers
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Great Australian Bight - Foreign company
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Gene Technology Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 - Disallowance
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Banking Code of Practice - Disallow Instruments
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Protecting Australian Dairy Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Civil Aviation (Community Service Flights — Conditions on Flight Crew Licences) Instrument 2019 - Disallow
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - $1 billion to TAFE
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 8th Nov 2019
Motions - Department of Home Affairs - Paladin Contracts
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Maintain innovative patents
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Disclosure of business tax debts
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Matters of Urgency - Dairy Industry - Fair price
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Dairy Industry - Support
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Renewable Energy - Proper oversight
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Parentsnext Program - Privacy waivers
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 15th Aug 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 1st Aug 2019
Motions - Moon Lake Investments - Impose new condition
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 2nd Aug 2019
Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 2nd Aug 2019
Motions - Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability - Remove Mr Ryan and Ms Bennett as commissioners
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee - Reference re: Newstart adequacy
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Jul 2019
Motions - Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance - Increase
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 6th Sep 2019
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Ministerial Conduct - Increase time to debate matter
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Jul 2019
Motions - Energy - Exports and cost of energy
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 21st Aug 2020
Business - Rearrangement - Suspend standing order 3(4)
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - in Committee - Disclosure of interests
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - in Committee - Location of corporation
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - in Committee - Eligibility criteria for loans & financial assistance
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2018
Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017 - in Committee - Ministerial discretions & rules
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Notices - Postponement - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Energy - Reregulate to control increase in electricity prices
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Robocall amendments
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Misleading statements
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Three bills
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 20th Oct 2023
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2023
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination - Williamtown Investigation Area
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
-
edited 3rd Sep 2017
Documents - Solicitor-General's Advice - Produce the documents
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 21st Aug 2017
Motions - Wong, Senator Penny; Censure - Let a vote happen
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
-
edited 17th Nov 2017
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 17th Nov 2023
Committees - Homelessness - Long term, non-punitive plans
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Limiting commitments
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 9th Mar 2018
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 8th Jul 2017
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Let Greens + minor parties onto Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take-Home Pay) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 7th Apr 2017
Motions - Ministerial Standards - Disclosure of meetings
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2017
Motions - Legal Services - Commit funding
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Workplace Relations
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2017
Motions - Imports - Anti-dumping system
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents
Cory Bernardi voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
-
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance