edited
20th May 2022
Motions - Seasonal Worker Program - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
Helen Polley and Ben Small have voted the same way 15% of the time
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
Ben Small
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA November 2020 – May 2022
Between November 2020 and May 2022 Helen Polley and Ben Small have voted in the same division 252 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 213 times. They have only voted the same 39 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 carbon price
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- An independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- Assisting the Arts sector through the coronavirus pandemic
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protections for franchisees
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing workplace protections for women
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Procedural fairness
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Transgender rights
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 213 times. They have only voted the same 39 times.
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edited 10th Sep 2021
Documents - Western Australia: Korean Community, Queensland: Coal Mining - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2021
Documents - Energy; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 30th Jul 2021
Motions - Medicare, Tasmania: Queen's Birthday Honours, Superannuation - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 30th Jul 2021
Motions - Parliament House - Functions
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 25th Jun 2021
Motions - Temporary Visa Holders - Create new criteria
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2021
Motions - Hemp Industry - Suspend the usual rules
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Motions - Energy - Political donations from gas companies
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Support delivery of Plan
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Several motions - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 10th Jun 2022
Motions - Child Care - Move and vote on immediately
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Covid-19: International Travel, Coal Mining, Reconciliation Week - Suspend procedural rules
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - World Ms Day, Workforce Participation, Rotary Australia - Suspend procedural rules
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 21st May 2021
Matters of Urgency - Budget - Climate change
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 21st May 2021
Motions - Forestry Industry, Beef Industry - Condemn green groups
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Suspend the usual procedual rules
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2021
Motions - National Disability Insurance Scheme, Aged Care: Dementia - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2022
Motions - Landcare Australia - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2021
Motions - China: Human Rights - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Motions - China: Human Rights - Let a motion be moved
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 19th Mar 2021
Motions - Tasmania: Environmental Conservation - End privatisation
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Tasmania - Takayna Trail Ultramarathon
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - NBN Co - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Northern Territory: Crime - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing - Modern Manufacturing Initiative
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing, Catholic Education - Let a vote take place
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Forestry - End native forest logging
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Media diversity and funding
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services - Let votes happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 26th Feb 2021
Motions - Housing Affordability - Negative gearing and tax discounts
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Bombing of Darwin: 79th Anniversary, Fiji: Cyclone Yasa - Let a vote happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Jobseeker Payment, Jobkeeper Payment, Environmental Legislation - Let other votes happen
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Committees - Use of Commonwealth Grant Money in Queensland Local Government: Select Committee - Appointment
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 16th Apr 2021
Motions - Closing the Gap - Adequate funding
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 16th Apr 2021
Motions - Several subjects - Vote on all at once
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 15th Jul 2022
Export Control Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 15th Jul 2022
Export Control Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Repeal notes/section
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 19th Feb 2021
Motions - Forestry - Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement
Helen Polley voted Yes
Ben Small voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - In Committee - Making staff info available
Helen Polley voted No
Ben Small voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance