Committees — Privileges Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Robert Simms and Catryna Bilyk have voted the same way 41% of the time
Robert Simms
Former Australian Greens Senator for SA September 2015 – May 2016
Catryna Bilyk
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2008
Between September 2015 and May 2016 Robert Simms and Catryna Bilyk have voted in the same division 102 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 60 times. They have only voted the same 42 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
Always voted differently on
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 60 times. They have only voted the same 42 times.
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Financial Services - Royal Commission into banking sector
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Present documents to the Senate
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Documents — Macroeconomics.Com.Au Pty Ltd; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Financial Services - Establish a Royal Commission
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
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
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Third Reading
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
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
Catryna Bilyk voted No
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
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
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
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015, Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2016
Motions — Road Infrastructure
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2015
Higher Education Support Amendment (Vet Fee-Help Reform) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Control prices
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2015
Higher Education Support Amendment (Vet Fee-Help Reform) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Aviation industry
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Motions - Central Coast: Australian Taxation Office - Performing arts centre on the Gosford Waterfront
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2016
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and one other - in Committee - Schedule 5 (deregulation)
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2016
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and one other - in Committee - Keeping fees in separate account
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Bills — Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Motions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Small Pelagic Fishery (Closures Variation) Direction No. 1 2015; Disallowance
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 17th Dec 2015
Motions - East West Link - Re-allocate funds
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2016
Motions - Motor Vehicle Theft and Export - Personal Property Securities Register
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Reporting Date
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jan 2016
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Discretion to prevent disclosure of tax information
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2016
Motions — Freedom of Speech
Robert Simms voted No
Catryna Bilyk voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2019
Motions - Tasmania: Budget - Health and education funding
Robert Simms voted Yes
Catryna Bilyk voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance