Simon Birmingham and Wendy Askew have voted the same way 97% of the time

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Simon Birmingham

Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007

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Wendy Askew

Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since March 2019

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Since March 2019 Simon Birmingham and Wendy Askew have voted in the same division 484 times.

In divisions they have voted the same 469 times. They have only voted differently 15 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted differently

In divisions they have voted the same 469 times. They have only voted differently 15 times.

  1. edited 30th Nov 2023
    Senate

    Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender diverse children and young people

    Simon Birmingham voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

    Wendy Askew voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    5 rebellions 83% attendance

  2. edited 2nd Dec 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Approval and importation of drugs

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  3. edited 2nd Dec 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Limitation of power

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  4. edited 8th Dec 2022
    Senate

    Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Puberty blockers and disproven theory

    Simon Birmingham voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

    Wendy Askew voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    4 rebellions 79% attendance

  5. edited 25th Nov 2022
    Senate

    Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  6. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Inclusion in annual reports

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  7. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Annual report

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  8. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Introduce threshold

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  9. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Sections 28F and 28G

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  10. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Stage 2 licences

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  11. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of mitochondrial donation licence

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  12. edited 11th Feb 2022
    Senate

    Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of gene technology

    Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  13. edited 3rd Nov 2023
    Senate

    Motions - Gender Dysphoria - Treating gender diverse children

    Simon Birmingham voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

    Wendy Askew voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    6 rebellions 76% attendance

  14. edited 17th Jun 2021
    Senate

    Motions - Child Care - Adopt Labor's Cheaper Child Care Plan

    Simon Birmingham voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

    Wendy Askew voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    6 rebellions 76% attendance

  15. edited 24th Oct 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Abortion - Congratulate NSW

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes in this free vote

    Wendy Askew voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance