edited
12th May 2016
Motions - Australian Electoral Commission: Election Materials - Use Australian paper
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Robert Simms and John Madigan have voted the same way 39% of the time
Robert Simms
Former Australian Greens Senator for SA September 2015 – May 2016
John Madigan
Former Independent Senator for Victoria September 2014 – May 2016
Between September 2015 and May 2016 Robert Simms and John Madigan have voted in the same division 165 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 100 times. They have only voted the same 65 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
Always voted differently on
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Making Australians working overseas repay their student debts
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 100 times. They have only voted the same 65 times.
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 5th May 2016
Motions - Defence Procurement - Shipping and maritime industry
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Committees — Privileges Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Documents — Report of the Select Committee on Wind Turbines; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Financial Services - Royal Commission into banking sector
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan 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
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Steel Industry - Support local industry
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Documents — Macroeconomics.Com.Au Pty Ltd; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Australian Steel Industry - Use Australian steel
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Financial Services - Establish a Royal Commission
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Anti-Corruption Commission - Create federal body
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% 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
John Madigan 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
John Madigan voted Yes
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
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Documents — Infrastructure Investment Program; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Taxation - House price scare campaign
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Protecting Babies Born in Australia) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Put the question
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Documents — Government Departments: Outsourcing to Foreign Businesses; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 3rd Mar 2016
Committees - Establishment of a National Integrity Commission - Appointment
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Motions — Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2016
Motions - Foreign Investment - Van Diemen's Land Company
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% 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
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Committees — Select Committee on School Funding Investment; Appointment
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let Them Stay
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2016
Motions — Road Infrastructure
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan 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
John Madigan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% 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
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan 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
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% 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
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Documents — Perth Freight Link Project; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 8th Jan 2016
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - General purpose financial report
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 - In Committee - Amendments
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2015
Motions — East West Link
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 22nd Oct 2015
Motions — Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
John Madigan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
John Madigan voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance