Michael Ronaldson and Chris Ellison have voted the same way 100% of the time
![Photo of Michael Ronaldson](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/images/mpsL/10550.jpg)
Michael Ronaldson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Victoria July 2005 – February 2016
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Chris Ellison
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 1993 – January 2009
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and January 2009 Michael Ronaldson and Chris Ellison have voted in the same division 354 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 354 times. They have never voted differently.
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
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Maintaining or increasing CSIRO funding
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Stem cell research
- Uranium export