Simon Birmingham and John Watson have voted the same way 100% of the time
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
John Watson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania July 1978 – June 2008
Between May 2007 and June 2008 Simon Birmingham and John Watson have voted in the same division 164 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 164 times. They have never voted differently.
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
- A citizenship test
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- Public transport
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting donations to political parties
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export