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24th Jan 2020
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Australia's relationship with China
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
David Van and Cory Bernardi have voted the same way 94% of the time
David Van
Independent Senator for Victoria since June 2023
Cory Bernardi
Former Australian Conservatives Senator for SA February 2017 – January 2020
Between July 2019 and January 2020 David Van and Cory Bernardi have voted in the same division 177 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 167 times. They have only voted differently 10 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building community climate change resilience
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing government support for the dairy industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
- Live animal export
- Making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Offshore oil mining
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 167 times. They have only voted differently 10 times.
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edited 29th Nov 2019
Motions - Science - Ultimate arbiter of science
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Water Infrastructure - Bradfield-type scheme
David Van voted Yes
Cory Bernardi voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Motions - Transgender Awareness Week - Support
David Van voted Yes
Cory Bernardi voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 15th Nov 2019
Committees - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee - Reference
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 24th Oct 2019
Motions - Climate Change - Amendment
David Van voted Yes
Cory Bernardi voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Aug 2020
Committees - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee - Reference
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 13th Sep 2019
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Moratorium
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 25th Jul 2019
Documents - Commissioner of Taxation - Order for the Production of Documents
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 6th Sep 2019
Committees - Finance and Public Administration References Committee - Reference
David Van voted No
Cory Bernardi voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance