Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
Jeannie Ferris and Bob Brown have voted the same way 4% of the time
Jeannie Ferris
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA July 1996 – April 2007
Bob Brown
Former Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania July 1996 – June 2012
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and April 2007 Jeannie Ferris and Bob Brown have voted in the same division 276 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 264 times. They have only voted the same 12 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 the same way on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Public transport
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Uranium export
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 264 times. They have only voted the same 12 times.
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Iraq
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Bob Brown voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 16th Sep 2016
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time DUPLICATE
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - 15 day warrant duration
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Increase penalties to 15 years
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - National Stem Cell Bank
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - In Committee - Amend the current process
Jeannie Ferris voted No in this free vote
Bob Brown voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - In Committee - Amend the current process
Jeannie Ferris voted No in this free vote
Bob Brown voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes in this free vote
Bob Brown voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance