Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee; Reference
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Jeannie Ferris and Carol Brown have voted the same way 32% of the time
Jeannie Ferris
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA July 1996 – April 2007
Carol Brown
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since August 2005
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and April 2007 Jeannie Ferris and Carol Brown have voted in the same division 265 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 179 times. They have only voted the same 86 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
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 179 times. They have only voted the same 86 times.
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edited 10th Dec 2016
Motions - Climate Change - Reduce coal exports
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Mobile Phones
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Climate Change
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 - In Committee - Definition of financing of terrorism
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Iraq
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Wetlands and Floodplains - Murray Darling
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Iraq
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Beijing Olympics
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Euthanasia
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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World Heritage Convention
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Oil for Food Program
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Oil for Food Program
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2016
Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Cap on licence fees
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Climate Change
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Developers
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Wheat Exports
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Environment
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Logging in Tasmania’s Weld River Valley - Halt logging
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Nuclear Energy
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Newcastle City Council - Renewables and public transport
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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West Papua
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Gwydir Wetlands
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Vietnam
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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International Jewish Solidarity Network
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% 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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Report on emissions from logging and clearances
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% 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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Climate Change
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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King Island Council
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation — Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2018
Motions - Child Care - Increase wages for workers
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 - In Committee - Limiting the percentage of the market controlled by major oil companies
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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Detention of Palestinian Parliamentarians
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Oil Depletion Protocol
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Journalists in Indonesia
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 [2006] — In Committee
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Burrup Peninsula Rock Art - Protect rock art
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Middle East
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Fuel Prices
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tarkine Wilderness
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Fuel Prices - Public transport & alternative fuels
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Do Not Call Register Bill 2006; Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 — Second Reading
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee; Reference
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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West Papua
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Uranium Enrichment Facilities
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes
Carol Brown voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 — Third Reading
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes
Carol Brown voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Asylum Seekers
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes
Carol Brown voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - No export to India
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Wedge-Tailed Eagle - Protect habitat
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Ms Cornelia Rau
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Iraq
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Science Week
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Proposed Expansion of the Mcarthur River Mine
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Separation of Church and State
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Iran
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Nuclear Non—Proliferation Treaty - Against uranium export to non-Treaty states
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Iran: Nuclear Program
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% 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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted No in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted No in this free vote
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
Carol Brown voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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East Timor
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Renewable energy
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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West Papua
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 [2006] — In Committee
Jeannie Ferris voted No
Carol Brown voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2016
Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 [2006] — In Committee - Protest
Jeannie Ferris voted Yes
Carol Brown voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance