Richard Colbeck and Eric Abetz have voted the same way 99% of the time

Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and May 2022 Richard Colbeck and Eric Abetz have voted in the same division 2180 times.

In divisions they have voted the same 2161 times. They have only voted differently 19 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.

Divisions in which they voted differently

In divisions they have voted the same 2161 times. They have only voted differently 19 times.

1. edited 11th Feb 2022

   10th Feb 2022, 4:00 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Inclusion in annual reports

   Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

   Passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 80% attendance

2. edited 11th Feb 2022

   10th Feb 2022, 3:56 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Annual report

   Richard Colbeck voted No in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted Yes in this free vote

   Not passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 82% attendance

3. edited 11th Feb 2022

   10th Feb 2022, 3:37 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Introduce threshold

   Richard Colbeck voted No in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted Yes in this free vote

   Not passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 80% attendance

4. edited 11th Feb 2022

   10th Feb 2022, 12:47 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Sections 28F and 28G

   Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

   Passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 80% attendance

5. edited 11th Feb 2022

   9th Feb 2022, 9:02 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Stage 2 licences

   Richard Colbeck voted No in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted Yes in this free vote

   Not passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 82% attendance

6. edited 11th Feb 2022

   9th Feb 2022, 8:19 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of mitochondrial donation licence

   Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

   Passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 83% attendance

7. edited 11th Feb 2022

   9th Feb 2022, 8:09 PM Senate

   Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Definition of gene technology

   Richard Colbeck voted No in this free vote

   Eric Abetz voted Yes in this free vote

   Not passed by a small majority

   No rebellions 80% attendance

8. edited 3rd Nov 2023

   15th Jun 2021, 4:50 PM Senate

   Motions - Gender Dysphoria - Treating gender diverse children

   Richard Colbeck voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

   Eric Abetz voted Yes

   Not passed by a small majority

   6 rebellions 76% attendance

9. edited 17th Jun 2021

   15th Jun 2021, 4:40 PM Senate

   Motions - Child Care - Adopt Labor's Cheaper Child Care Plan

   Richard Colbeck voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

   Eric Abetz voted Yes

   Not passed by a small majority

   6 rebellions 76% attendance

10. edited 24th Aug 2018

    16th Aug 2018, 12:37 PM Senate

    Motions - Free Speech - Against gender neutral language

    Richard Colbeck voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party

    Eric Abetz voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    3 rebellions 59% attendance

11. edited 16th Sep 2016

    7th Nov 2006, 8:53 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time DUPLICATE

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

12. edited 7th Oct 2014

    7th Nov 2006, 8:53 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

13. edited 10th Oct 2014

    7th Nov 2006, 7:54 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - 15 day warrant duration

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

14. edited 10th Oct 2014

    7th Nov 2006, 5:46 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Increase penalties to 15 years

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

15. edited 7th Oct 2014

    7th Nov 2006, 5:33 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - National Stem Cell Bank

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

16. edited 7th Oct 2014

    7th Nov 2006, 1:10 PM Senate

    Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

17. edited 7th Oct 2014

    9th Feb 2006, 4:49 PM Senate

    Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

18. edited 7th Oct 2014

    9th Feb 2006, 4:07 PM Senate

    Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - In Committee - Amend the current process

    Richard Colbeck voted No in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted Yes in this free vote

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

19. edited 7th Oct 2014

    9th Feb 2006, 12:54 PM Senate

    Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Richard Colbeck voted Yes in this free vote

    Eric Abetz voted No in this free vote

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 93% attendance