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24th Mar 2016
Motions - Climate Change - Support a rapid transition to clean energy
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
Eric Abetz and Joe Bullock have voted the same way 17% of the time
Eric Abetz
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 1994 – May 2022
Joe Bullock
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA July 2014 – April 2016
Between July 2014 and April 2016 Eric Abetz and Joe Bullock have voted in the same division 217 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 180 times. They have only voted the same 37 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
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Giving approval for mining in the Liverpool Plains
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An emissions reduction fund
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Public transport
- Refugee family reunification
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Senate electoral reform
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 180 times. They have only voted the same 37 times.
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edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Canberra Airport - Weapons advertisements
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
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
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Motions — Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Trial Area – Ceduna and Surrounding Region) Determination 2015; Disallowance
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2016
Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Business — Withdrawal
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015; First Reading
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Motions - Paris Climate Summit - Greens' motion
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2015
Business - Coalmining - Oppose Shenhua Watermark coal mine
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2015
Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Bill 2015, Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Take onus off individual
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% 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
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
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
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - Legal Aid- Increase funding
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Independent study before grant of mining licences
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Definition of 'electricity retailer'
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
Eric Abetz voted Yes
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills
Eric Abetz voted No
Joe Bullock voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance