edited
7th Oct 2014
Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies
Lin Thorp voted Yes, rebelling against the Australian Labor Party
Chris Evans voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
Lin Thorp and Chris Evans have voted the same way 99% of the time
Lin Thorp
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania June 2012 – June 2014
Chris Evans
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA July 1993 – April 2013
Between June 2012 and April 2013 Lin Thorp and Chris Evans have voted in the same division 95 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 94 times. They have only voted differently once.
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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Ending immigration detention on Manus Island
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Same-sex marriage equality
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 94 times. They have only voted differently once.