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14th Sep 2018
Motions - English Language - Make official language and encourage use
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
James Paterson and Andrew Bartlett have voted the same way 7% of the time
James Paterson
Liberal Party Senator for Victoria since March 2016
Andrew Bartlett
Former Australian Greens Senator for Queensland November 2017 – August 2018
Between November 2017 and August 2018 James Paterson and Andrew Bartlett have voted in the same division 248 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 230 times. They have only voted the same 18 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A declared area offence
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- An inquiry into the Iraq War
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Changing the date of Australia Day
- Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Criminalising "revenge porn"
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending illegal logging
- Expanding public funded dental care
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Live animal export
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Preventative Detention Orders (PDOs)
- Protecting citizens' privacy
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Targeting foreign interference in Australia
- The territories being able to legalise euthanasia
- Universal access to abortion services
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 230 times. They have only voted the same 18 times.
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edited 24th Aug 2018
Motions - Migration - New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 63% attendance
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edited 3rd May 2019
Regulations and Determinations - Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges Regulations 2018, Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Regulations 2018 - Disallow
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Multiculturalism - Stop promoting
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 24th Aug 2018
Motions - Paris Agreement - Withdraw
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 5th Oct 2018
Motions - Dairy Industry - Raise price of milk to help farmers
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray, mace and tasers
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 20th Jul 2018
Motions - Goods and Services Tax - Distribution
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 27th Apr 2018
Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Prohibit betting on lottery outcome
James Paterson voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett 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 - Declared program participants
James Paterson voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018 - in Committee - Potential constitutional issue
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Burden of proof
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 3rd Aug 2018
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Outdoor places and sketches
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2023
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits — Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Australian Consumer Pharmacy Authority
James Paterson voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Jul 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability and Related Measures) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
James Paterson voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 28th Jul 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability and Related Measures) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Cap executive salaries
James Paterson voted Yes
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2017
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
James Paterson voted Yes in this free vote
Andrew Bartlett voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2017
Motions - Siege of Vienna (1529) - Have a croissant
James Paterson voted No
Andrew Bartlett voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance