edited
6th Aug 2017
Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
Mary Fisher and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted the same way 35% of the time
Mary Fisher
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA June 2007 – August 2012
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
Between July 2011 and August 2012 Mary Fisher and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted in the same division 211 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 137 times. They have only voted the same 74 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
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Unconventional gas mining
- Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Carbon farming
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 137 times. They have only voted the same 74 times.
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Motions — Overseas Development Assistance
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Address uncertainty about coal seam gas emissions
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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Personal Explanations
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Western Australia Export Fishing Licences - Refuse export licence until observer program established
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Documents — Serco Training Manuals; Order for the Production of Documents
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2016
Motions - Coal - From coal to clean energy market
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Motions — University Fees
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Motions — Nuclear Submarines
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Afghanistan - Safe withdrawal + increase in civilian aid
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 18th May 2018
Motions - Convention on the Rights of the Child - Sign Third Optional Protocol
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Motions — Parliamentary Library
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Third Reading
Mary Fisher voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Education Services for Overseas Students (Regis...
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; in Committee
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Higher Education - Increase base funding
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Documents — Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; Order for the Production of Documents
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Bills — Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; In Committee
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Documents — Sri Lanka
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Documents — Gambling; Order for the Production of Documents
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Motions — Register of the National Estate
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Motions — Competition Policy
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Motions — Dissent from Ruling
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Mary Fisher voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 8th Oct 2017
Motions - Iraq - Lobby
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Motions — West Papua
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Education Funding - Increase public higher education funding
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 17th Feb 2015
Motions — Trans-Pacific Partnership
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Motions — Standing Orders
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Tarkine Wilderness - Failure to list
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee
Mary Fisher voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Matters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Motions — Goods and Services Tax
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 47% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect water systems and the environment
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coral Sea - Declare marine national park
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Motions — Recycling
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Vocational Education and Training - Support TAFE
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Membership
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Motions — Assange, Mr Julian
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Socioeconomic Inequality and Marginal Tax Rates
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Cluster Munitions
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — West Papua
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Matters of Urgency - Afghanistan - Confirm withdrawal date
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Education Funding - PrimaryConnections and Science By Doing
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Motions — James Price Point
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation - Identify countries that won't sell to
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Weapons - International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Motions — Taxation
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Motions — Tibet
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Siev X
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Motions — Olympic Dam
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - International refugee obligations
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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Motions — Container Deposit Scheme
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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Motions — Palestine
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Motions — Private Senators' Bills
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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Motions — Eden Biomass Power Plant
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Motions — James Price Point
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Motions — Question Time
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Live Animal Exports - End live animal export
Mary Fisher voted No
Matt Thistlethwaite voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time
Mary Fisher voted Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance