Compare how Michael Ronaldson and Simon Birmingham voted on letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
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 environmental and conservation groups should be able to challenge the legality of federal government decisions made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) (in other words, they should have standing to seek judicial review under that Act)
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 letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions” 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
11th Nov 2015 – Senate Motions - Legal System - Stop environmental groups from challenging government decisions |
Yes | Yes | No |
20th Aug 2015, 12:18 PM – Senate Motions - Galilee Basin - Stop legal actions by anti-coal activists |
Yes | Yes | No |