edited
19th Aug 2022
Public Sector Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
Marielle Smith and Jim Molan have voted the same way 30% of the time
Marielle Smith
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since July 2019
Jim Molan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW November 2019 – January 2023
Between November 2019 and January 2023 Marielle Smith and Jim Molan have voted in the same division 187 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 130 times. They have only voted the same 57 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
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Australia's timber industry
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationship
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Offshore oil mining
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Privatising certain government services
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 130 times. They have only voted the same 57 times.
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edited 20th Aug 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Inclusion in annual reports
Marielle Smith voted Yes in this free vote
Jim Molan voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Annual report
Marielle Smith voted No in this free vote
Jim Molan voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Sections 28F and 28G
Marielle Smith voted Yes in this free vote
Jim Molan voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 19th Aug 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Exempt from Standing Order 111
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Stage 2 licences
Marielle Smith voted No in this free vote
Jim Molan voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of mitochondrial donation licence
Marielle Smith voted Yes in this free vote
Jim Molan voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of gene technology
Marielle Smith voted No in this free vote
Jim Molan voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2021
Documents - Australian Antarctic Division - Order for the Production of Documents
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 23rd Nov 2021
Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
3 rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Nov 2020
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - Speed things along
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - E-Cigarette Products - Ingredients
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2020
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight as world heritage
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - National Security - Targetting hate speech and the far right
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines - Order for the Production of Documents
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Mar 2020
Documents - Environment Restoration Fund and Communities Environment Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Collins Class Submarines - Current sustainment model
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Gas Industry - Protect climate
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Transparency
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Protect water
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 28th Feb 2020
Motions - Domestic and Family Violence - Ms Bettina Arndt
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Higher Education - Make free
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Protect Pilliga Forest & Great Artesian Basin
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Climate Change - Logging in the Tarkine
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Feb 2020
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2019 - in Committee - Public announcements of grants
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Cancel permit
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2020
Motions - Mining - Revoke Adani environmental approvals
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Feb 2020
Motions - Oil Exploration - Great Australian Bight
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Feb 2020
Motions - Citizenship - Loyalty pledge in schools
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Trade - Commend entry into FTAs
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 1st May 2020
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Agree with report
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 17th Jan 2020
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee - Amendment to report
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 10th Jan 2020
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Staff to care recipient ratios
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 17th Jan 2020
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Greens amendments
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 13th Dec 2019
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Include real estate agents, accountants and lawyers
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 24th Jan 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Australia's relationship with China
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 31st Jan 2020
Documents - Stromlo-1 Exploration Drilling Program - Order for the Production of Documents
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Climate change
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Mining - Withdraw support for Adani
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Seismic Testing - Community consultation
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Great Australian Bight - Protect from oil exploration
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 6th Dec 2019
Motions - Racism - Introduce an Australian Charter of Rights
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 29th May 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Independent inquiry
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 29th May 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 and another - in Committee - Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% 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
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
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 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Marielle Smith voted Yes
Jim Molan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% 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
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Motions - Science - Ultimate arbiter of science
Marielle Smith voted No
Jim Molan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance