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7th Oct 2014
Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies
Lin Thorp voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
Lin Thorp
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania June 2012 – June 2014
Rebelled 0.23% of the time explain rebellions 83% attendance explain attendance
How do they vote?
Voted consistently for
- A minerals resource rent tax
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Funding the national school chaplaincy program
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Recognising local government in the Constitution
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export
Voted almost always for
Voted generally for
Voted a mixture of for and against
Voted generally against
Voted almost always against
Voted consistently against
- A publicly accessible foreign ownership register for agricultural land
- Banning all investment in cluster munitions
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting whales within Australian waters
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Strengthening gun control laws
- The use of strong encryption technologies
- Using natural resource wealth for the benefit of all Australians
Has never voted on
Please note that our voting records start in 2006.
Rebel votes
Lin Thorp has voted against the majority of their party 1 time since entering Parliament in June 2012. explain rebellions
Free votes
Lin Thorp has taken part in 2 free votes since entering Parliament in June 2012. explain “Free Votes”
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edited 24th Oct 2014
Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Lin Thorp voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Lin Thorp voted Yes in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
Recent Votes
Recent votes in parliament that this Senator could have attended.
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edited 4th Jan 2015
Motions - Youth Mental Health - Redirect chaplaincy funding to qualified mental health workers
Lin Thorp voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Lin Thorp voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Lin Thorp voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
Possible Friends
Shows which Senators voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-2013 Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Senators attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Senators that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 98% | Claire Moore | Australian Labor Party |
| 97% | Anne McEwen | Australian Labor Party |
| 97% | Alex Gallacher | Australian Labor Party |
| 97% | Mehmet Tillem | Australian Labor Party |
| 97% | Ursula Stephens | Australian Labor Party |