Lin Thorp and Brett Mason have voted the same way 16% of the time

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Lin Thorp

Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania June 2012 – June 2014

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Brett Mason

Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1999 – April 2015

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Between June 2012 and June 2014 Lin Thorp and Brett Mason have voted in the same division 256 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 216 times. They have only voted the same 40 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 216 times. They have only voted the same 40 times.

  1. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 - Put the motion (for disallowance)

    Lin Thorp voted Yes

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  2. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Documents - World Heritage Committee - Protect the Fitzroy Delta, Keppel Bay, north Curtis Island and northern section of the reef

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  3. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  4. Senate

    Documents — Note Printing Australia; Order for the Production of Documents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  5. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Lin Thorp voted Yes

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  6. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Lin Thorp voted Yes

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  7. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Clean Energy Auction Revocation Determination 2014; Disallowance

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  8. edited 27th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  9. Senate

    Committees — Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  10. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Kangaroo Island - Reject seismic testing proposal

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  11. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  12. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Reject the Abbot Point coal port expansion proposal

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  13. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Wheat Exports - Reject takeover of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midland

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  14. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Increase Newstart and support single parents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  15. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  16. Senate

    Documents — Pollution Reduction Program; Order for the Production of Documents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  17. edited 16th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - International Development Assistance - Increase foreign aid budget to 0.7% of GNI

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  18. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Right to work

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  19. Senate

    Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  20. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - University of Western Sydney - Retain current courses and academic staffing resources

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  21. Senate

    Bills — Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012; in Committee

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  22. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  23. Senate

    Motions — Parenting Payments

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 47% attendance

  24. Senate

    Motions — Kangaroo Island

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 46% attendance

  25. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Public Interest Disclosure Bill, Order for the Production of Documents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  26. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — National Data Retention Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  27. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Data Retention Advice; Order for the Production of Documents

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  28. edited 24th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  29. Senate

    Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012; Second Reading

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  30. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  31. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  32. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies

    Lin Thorp voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Not passed by a small majority

    1 rebellion 84% attendance

  33. Senate

    Motions — Asylum Seekers

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 52% attendance

  34. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Lin Thorp voted Yes

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  35. Senate

    Bills — Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012, Second Reading; Third Reading

    Lin Thorp voted Yes

    Brett Mason voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  36. Senate

    Bills — Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012, Second Reading; in Committee

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  37. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures Bills - Agree to Senator Ludlam's amendments

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  38. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Greens Amendment

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  39. Senate

    Bills — Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2012; in Committee

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  40. edited 22nd Sep 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Gun Control - Stregthen uniformity

    Lin Thorp voted No

    Brett Mason voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance