Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
David Van and Simon Birmingham have voted the same way 98% of the time
David Van
Independent Senator for Victoria since June 2023
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
Since July 2019 David Van and Simon Birmingham have voted in the same division 395 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 386 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 the same way on
- A carbon price
- A transition plan for coal workers
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing access to the JobKeeper Payment
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for public schools
- 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 political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Paid parental leave equality for stay-at-home mums and dads
- Privatising certain government services
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing taxes for high-income earners
- Reducing taxes for middle-income earners
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary Exclusion Orders
- The Murray Darling Basin Plan
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 386 times. They have only voted differently 9 times.
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Business — Rearrangement
David Van voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Van voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Simon Birmingham voted No
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 67% attendance
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edited 2nd Dec 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - in Committee - Limitation of power
David Van voted Yes in this free vote
Simon Birmingham voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance