Compare how Michael Ronaldson and Simon Birmingham voted on landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
Michael Ronaldson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Victoria July 2005 – February 2016
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that landholders, particularly farmers, should be able to say no to mining and gas exploration on their land (in other words, they should be able to lock the gate)
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration” which either Michael Ronaldson or Simon Birmingham could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Michael Ronaldson and Simon Birmingham on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Michael Ronaldson | Simon Birmingham | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
6th Mar 2014, 11:40 AM – Senate Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration” which either Michael Ronaldson or Simon Birmingham could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Michael Ronaldson | Simon Birmingham | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
3rd Dec 2018, 4:18 PM – Senate Motions - Farmers' and Landholders' Rights - Right to refuse |
- | No | Yes |
24th Nov 2015, 3:56 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to say "no" |
No | absent | Yes |
5th Mar 2015 – Senate Motions — Coal Seam Gas |
absent | absent | Yes |
9th Jul 2014, 3:51 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no |
absent | No | Yes |
15th May 2014, 12:14 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Bentley blockade |
absent | No | Yes |
6th Mar 2014, 12:31 PM – Senate Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance |
No | No | Yes |
13th Feb 2014, 12:23 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Landholders' right to refuse |
absent | absent | Yes |
14th Nov 2013, 11:23 AM – Senate Motions - Agriculture - Coal seam gas wells |
absent | No | Yes |