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23rd Jun 2023
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Bridget McKenzie voted Yes
Steve Martin voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
Bridget McKenzie and Steve Martin have voted the same way 94% of the time
Bridget McKenzie
National Party Senator for Victoria since July 2011
Steve Martin
Former Independent Senator for Tasmania February 2018 – July 2019
Between February 2018 and July 2019 Bridget McKenzie and Steve Martin have voted in the same division 147 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 138 times. They have only voted differently 9 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 differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A declared area offence
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Offshore oil mining
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Privatising the ABC
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping former ministers from taking lobbying positions within five years
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- Tobacco plain packaging
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 138 times. They have only voted differently 9 times.
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edited 28th Mar 2019
Committees - Obesity Epidemic in Australia Committee - Appointment and establishment
Bridget McKenzie voted No
Steve Martin voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 14th Jul 2023
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Keep schedules unchanged
Bridget McKenzie voted Yes
Steve Martin voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Wife pension
Bridget McKenzie voted No
Steve Martin voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Keep schedules unchanged
Bridget McKenzie voted Yes
Steve Martin voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018 and another - in Committee - Labour market testing condition
Bridget McKenzie voted No
Steve Martin voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Criminal offences
Bridget McKenzie voted No
Steve Martin voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise
Bridget McKenzie voted No
Steve Martin voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Parliamentary Representation - Rotation of Senators
Bridget McKenzie voted Yes
Steve Martin voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance