edited
12th May 2016
Motions - Australian Electoral Commission: Election Materials - Use Australian paper
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
Robert Simms and Glenn Sterle have voted the same way 29% of the time
Robert Simms
Former Australian Greens Senator for SA September 2015 – May 2016
Glenn Sterle
Australian Labor Party Senator for WA since July 2005
Between September 2015 and May 2016 Robert Simms and Glenn Sterle have voted in the same division 141 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 100 times. They have only voted the same 41 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
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Making Australians working overseas repay their student debts
- 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 41 times.
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Transport Industry - Support the industry
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Budget — Consideration by Estimates Committees
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Adjournment
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Motions - North Stradbroke Island - Extend mining lease
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Documents — Infrastructure Investment Program; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% 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
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2019
Motions - OECD Coal Subsidies - Exclude dirtiest coal fired power stations
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Documents — Perth Freight Link Project; Order for the Production of Documents
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Reporting Date
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2015
Motions - Legal System - Stop environmental groups from challenging government decisions
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle 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
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2019
Motions - Perth Freight Link - Delay
Robert Simms voted Yes
Glenn Sterle voted Yes
Not passed
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; Second Reading
Robert Simms voted No
Glenn Sterle voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance