Committees — Privileges Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Robert Simms and George Brandis have voted the same way 69% of the time
Robert Simms
Former Australian Greens Senator for SA September 2015 – May 2016
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between September 2015 and May 2016 Robert Simms and George Brandis have voted in the same division 72 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 50 times. They have only voted differently 22 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
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 50 times. They have only voted differently 22 times.
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Third Reading
Robert Simms voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and one other - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Robert Simms voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Adjournment
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Documents — Government Departments: Outsourcing to Foreign Businesses; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Robert Simms voted No
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Reporting Date
Robert Simms voted Yes
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance