edited
28th Feb 2019
Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
Carol Brown and Lucy Gichuhi have voted the same way 27% of the time
Carol Brown
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since August 2005
Lucy Gichuhi
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA February 2018 – July 2019
Between April 2017 and July 2019 Carol Brown and Lucy Gichuhi have voted in the same division 381 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 280 times. They have only voted the same 101 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
- A review of our representatives' eligibility
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Voluntary student union fees
Always voted differently on
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Increasing federal government support for childcare
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 280 times. They have only voted the same 101 times.
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Recovering legal aid
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Limiting access to Legal Aid
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Release statutory review
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2018
Motions - Coal Seam Gas Mining - Condemn lifting WA fracking moratorium
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Refer to Committee
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 26th Apr 2019
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Jun 2023
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2019
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Immigration Detention - Remove children from Nauru
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Governors-General Pension Scheme
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Direct Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Schools - Fund public schools
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Fuel - Remove fuel excise
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 11th Nov 2018
Motions - Nuclear Energy - Lift ban
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Superannuation - Gender gap + low income earners
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Right to Privacy - Protect
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - How it's implemented
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 21st Sep 2018
Motions - Lobbying to Political Parties - Change definition of "lobbyist"
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Multiculturalism - Stop promoting
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 24th Aug 2018
Motions - Paris Agreement - Withdraw
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Dairy Industry - Raise price of milk to help farmers
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Raise repayment point
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2018 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray, mace and tasers
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Business - Rearrangement - New timetable
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 9th May 2019
Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 23rd Jun 2023
Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Basin Plan Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 1)
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Great Australian Bight - World Heritage Listing
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Motions - Goods and Services Tax - Northern Territory productivity
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 17th May 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2018
Committees - Death Penalty - Acknowledge continued opposition to death penalty
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 13th Jul 2018
Motions – Israel – Embassy in Jerusalem
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 11th May 2018
Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Increase single rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 11th May 2018
Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Income support debts
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Jul 2023
Notices - Postponement - Basin Plan Amendment (SDL Adjustments) Instrument 2017
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 27th Apr 2018
Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Gambling ads
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - Dividend Imputation - Low income pensioners
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - Iraq War - Inquiry
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - Personal Information and Privacy - Political uses
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - Queensland: Native Title - Adani Indigenous Land Use Agreement
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 20th Apr 2018
Motions - South Africa - White farmers
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 14th Jul 2023
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Declared program participants
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive) Bill 2017 - in Committee - No exploration incentive for thermal coal
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018 - in Committee - Potential constitutional issue
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Climate Change - Action
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
-
edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Asylum Seekers - End offshore detention
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
-
edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Energy - Return to public ownership
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Iraq War - Independent inquiry
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
-
edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Kangaroos - Make data available
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Burden of proof
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Outdoor places and sketches
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits — Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Australian Consumer Pharmacy Authority
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 25th Apr 2018
Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - "Freedom" amendments
Carol Brown voted No in this free vote
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - New Zealand resettlement offer
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2023
Budget - Consideration by Estimates Committees - NBN
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 29th Dec 2017
Parliamentary Representation - Qualifications of Senators - Alternative options
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 10th Nov 2017
Committees - Environment and Communications References Committee - Reference
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
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edited 27th Oct 2017
Motions - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service - Support
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 5th Nov 2017
Motions - Department of Human Services - Staffing
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
edited 27th Oct 2017
Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
-
edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 10th Oct 2023
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Secondary boycotts
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
-
edited 20th Jan 2018
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Unauthorised disclosure
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
-
edited 25th Nov 2017
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Section 42
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
edited 20th Jan 2018
Motions - Climate Science - Commends and notes research
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Amendments
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
edited 15th Feb 2018
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Audio description service
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 26th Jan 2018
Motions - Renewable Energy - Against target and subsidies
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Defence Procurement - Order for the Production of Documents
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2023
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 77% attendance
-
edited 27th Oct 2023
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
-
edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Energy - Coal not clean
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
-
edited 17th Nov 2017
Motions - Parliamentary Representation - Qualifications of Senators
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
edited 3rd Sep 2017
Documents - Solicitor-General's Advice - Produce the documents
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Integrity and perceived corruption
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
-
edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - Create immediately
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 17th Nov 2017
Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Reference
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
-
edited 27th Oct 2023
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 3rd Nov 2023
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Adverse costs orders
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 13th Aug 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bring them to Australia
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
edited 3rd Nov 2023
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Public dental care
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 3rd Nov 2023
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let another vote take place
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 3rd Nov 2023
Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment (Small Business Access to Justice) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Indexation
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
-
edited 24th Nov 2023
Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Transition period
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 2nd Jul 2017
Motions - Mining - Adani's Carmichael mine
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 9th Jul 2017
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 24th Jun 2017
Motions - Live Animal Exports - Ban
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
-
edited 6th Jul 2017
Motions - Interference by Foreign Powers - Reference to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Seasonal Worker Incentives for Jobseekers) Bill 2017; Second Reading
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 16th Jun 2017
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
-
edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Vote on disallowance again
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 13th Jul 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow
Carol Brown voted Yes
Lucy Gichuhi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
-
edited 26th May 2017
Motions - Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Fund diplomatic network and aid
Carol Brown voted No
Lucy Gichuhi voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance